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As well as premature death, air pollution causes ill health and adds significant costs on the health care sector. For example, in 2019, exposure to PM2.5 led to 175,702 years lived with disability (YLDs) due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease across 30 European countries.
From 2005 to 2020, the number of early deaths from exposure to PM2.5 fell by 45% in the EU. If this trend continues, the EU is expected to deliver on the zero pollution action plan target of a 55% reduction in premature deaths by 2030.
Figure 1. EU exports of used textiles to other regions, 2000, 2010 and 2019, percent
Source: UN Comtrade; HS (as reported): 6309,6310, Period: 2000, 2010, 2019 , Reporters: EU
Note: Throughout the past two decades, Africa has been the main receiving continent of used textiles from the EU. But by the end of the period, Asia had significantly increased its share and by 2019 was almost as big as Africa as can be seen from Figure
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Water and marine environment
Resource efficiency and waste
Air pollution
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Climate change is already impacting Europeans’ daily lives and will continue for the foreseeable future. Even if we effectively reduce global emissions, it will worsen. Flooding, droughts, heatwaves and other climate-related hazards are becoming more intense and more frequent. These hazards have significant health and economic costs.
The EU is approaching climate change in two ways:
Climate mitigation - Preventing or reducing the emission of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere to make the impacts of climate change less severe.
Climate change adaptation - Actions to adapt to the impacts of climate change, like preventing flooding, saving energy, and reducing disaster risks
In 2021, the EU made climate neutrality by 2050 a legally binding goal, and set an interim target of a 55% emission reduction by 2030. This goal forms the foundation of The European Green Deal, a roadmap for the EU to become climate neutral by 2050.
Data from the Copernicus Climate Change Service
Copernicus Climate Change Service
shows 2020 as the warmest year ever recorded in Europe. Evidence indicates that this rise in temperature is due to rising greenhouse gas emissions from human activity.The average temperature globally is also 0.95 to 1.20°C higher than it was in late 19th century. In scientific communities, an increase of 2°C is often defined as the threshold for when there will be catastrophic consequences for the climate and the environment.
It is not all bad news, though. In recent years, the EU has taken steps to reduce emissions globally and adapt to the effects of climate change. In 2008, the EU aimed to cut emissions by 20% - compared to 1990 levels – by 2020. That goal was met, and new more ambitious targets were defined for 2030 and 2050.
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Climate change is already impacting Europeans’ daily lives and will continue for the foreseeable future. Even if we effectively reduce global emissions, it will worsen. Flooding, droughts, heatwaves and other climate-related hazards are becoming more intense and more frequent. These hazards have significant health and economic costs.
The EU is approaching climate change in two ways:
Climate mitigation - Preventing or reducing the emission of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere to make the impacts of climate change less severe.
Climate change adaptation - Actions to adapt to the impacts of climate change, like preventing flooding, saving energy, and reducing disaster risks
In 2021, the EU made climate neutrality by 2050 a legally binding goal, and set an interim target of a 55% emission reduction by 2030. This goal forms the foundation of The European Green Deal, a roadmap for the EU to become climate neutral by 2050.
Data from the Copernicus Climate Change Service
Copernicus Climate Change Service
shows 2020 as the warmest year ever recorded in Europe. Evidence indicates that this rise in temperature is due to rising greenhouse gas emissions from human activity.The average temperature globally is also 0.95 to 1.20°C higher than it was in late 19th century. In scientific communities, an increase of 2°C is often defined as the threshold for when there will be catastrophic consequences for the climate and the environment.
It is not all bad news, though. In recent years, the EU has taken steps to reduce emissions globally and adapt to the effects of climate change. In 2008, the EU aimed to cut emissions by 20% - compared to 1990 levels – by 2020. That goal was met, and new more ambitious targets were defined for 2030 and 2050.
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State of Europe’s environment not good: threats to nature and impacts of climate change top challenges
29 Sept 2025
Significant progress has been made in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution, but the overall state of Europe’s environment is not good, especially its nature which continues to face degradation, overexploitation and biodiversity loss. The impacts of accelerating climate change are also an urgent challenge, according to the European Environment Agency’s (EEA) most comprehensive, ‘state of environment’ report, published today. The outlook for most environmental trends is concerning and poses major risks to Europe’s economic prosperity, security and quality of life.
Public and jury chose the winning images of “Environment&Me 2025” photo competition
25 Jul 2025
An aerial photograph capturing the striking contrast between cracked, dry earth and turquoise waters at Burdur Lake in Türkiye wins the Public Choice Award for the annual photo competition organised by the European Environment Agency (EEA). The three thematic category prizes were awarded to photographs from Sweden and Spain.
Nordic capitals rank as cleanest in updated European city air quality viewer
04 Jul 2025
What is the level of air pollution in your city? Stockholm, Reykjavik and Helsinki rank as the cleanest European capital cities in terms of air quality in the updated European Environment Agency’s (EEA) European city air quality viewer published today.
More bio-based innovation can help reduce environmental impacts, boost Europe’s bioeconomy and sustainability
03 Jul 2025
Europe’s environmental footprint beyond its borders remains high as it continues to rely on goods from key sectors including forestry, grain and energy according to a European Environment Agency (EEA) assessment published today. The study highlights the environmental impacts linked to these imports and underscores the need to accelerate bio-based innovations as part of a bioeconomy to develop more home-grown sourcing strategies that can boost Europe’s path to sustainability.
Extreme weather in a changing climate: Is Europe prepared?
02 Jul 2025
With European countries facing another year of damaging heatwaves, drought and other extreme weather events, how prepared and resilient are they to handle these events? A new interactive European Environment Agency (EEA) product published today looks at key climate change impacts and adaptation and preparedness actions.
Vote now to pick winner of this year’s EEA Environment&Me photo competition Public Choice Award
01 Jul 2025
Which one is your favourite? Voting is now open to cast your vote to pick the winner of this year’s Public Choice Award for the European Environment Agency’s (EEA) ‘Environment&Me’ photo competition 2025.
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Editorial by EEA Executive Director, published in the EEA Newsletter, no 3/2022, September 2022 It seems as if we have been living through one crisis after another — a pandemic, extreme heatwaves and drought due to climate change, inflation, war, and an energy crisis. This winter is likely to be marked by continued uncertainty, high volatility in global markets like energy and food, which will affect some countries and groups more than others. Tackling these crises, especially in the long term, requires steadfast policy commitment and investments in sustainability to strengthen our societies’ resilience.
We face challenging times, marked by the impacts of the war in Ukraine, energy security concerns, rising prices, ever more costly climate impacts and an already frail economy recovering from the effects of the pandemic. In this complex picture of multiple crises, how can Europe deliver its ambitious policy goals set under the European Green Deal?
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Significant progress has been made in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution, but the overall state of Europe’s environment is not good, especially its nature which continues to face degradation, overexploitation and biodiversity loss. The impacts of accelerating climate change are also an urgent challenge, according to the European Environment Agency’s (EEA) most comprehensive, ‘state of environment’ report, published today. The outlook for most environmental trends is concerning and poses major risks to Europe’s economic prosperity, security and quality of life.
An aerial photograph capturing the striking contrast between cracked, dry earth and turquoise waters at Burdur Lake in Türkiye wins the Public Choice Award for the annual photo competition organised by the European Environment Agency (EEA). The three thematic category prizes were awarded to photographs from Sweden and Spain.
Europe’s environmental footprint beyond its borders remains high as it continues to rely on goods from key sectors including forestry, grain and energy according to a European Environment Agency (EEA) assessment published today. The study highlights the environmental impacts linked to these imports and underscores the need to accelerate bio-based innovations as part of a bioeconomy to develop more home-grown sourcing strategies that can boost Europe’s path to sustainability.
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Country | Emission value |
|---|---|
Austria | 345 |
Belgium | 8903 |
Greece | 590 |
Inverted table
Country | Emission value |
|---|---|
Austria | 345 |
Belgium | 8903 |
Greece | 590 |
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What causes climate change?
The gases that humans have put into the air over the past century from coal, oil and natural gas production have become trapped in our atmosphere. can’t go to space, so it returns to earth, causing climate change and global warming.
There are three main types of greenhouse gases created by human activity:
Carbon dioxide stemming from coal, oil and natural gas burned to generate heat and elecricity.
Methane from sheep and cow farming and accompanying manure.
Nitrous oxide from fertiliser use
Because of these emissions, , and long-term shifts in weather patterns are observed. That means more like heatwaves, droughts, and floods.
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“It is unequivocal that human influence has warmed the atmosphere, ocean and land. Widespread and rapid changes in the atmosphere, ocean, cryosphere and biosphere have occurred.”
Report, “Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis,” Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
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Climate ADAPT - the EU's main source for adaptation information
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- ↵<div class="csl-bib-body" style="line-height: 1.35; "> <div class="csl-entry">Estrada, F., Botzen, W. J. W. and Tol, R. S. J., 2017, 'A global economic assessment of city policies to reduce climate change impacts', <i>Nature Climate Change</i> 7(6), pp. 403–406 ( <a key=link-1 href=https://www.nature.com/articles/nclimate3301 rel="noopener"> https://www.nature.com/articles/nclimate3301 </a>) accessed December 4, 2020.</div> </div>
- Over the past 30 years, temperatures in European countries have increased by more than twice the global average↵
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