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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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Social fairness key to success of the EU’s new ETS2 cap and trade system
05 Mar 2026
The introduction of the EU’s second ‘cap and trade’ emissions trading system (ETS2) for the road transport and buildings sectors will help spur Europe’s decarbonisation ambitions, accelerating the shift to cleaner fuels and technologies. Providing early financial support to vulnerable households and businesses, policy coherency, strong public backing, transparency and clear communication will be key to its success, according to two European Environment Agency (EEA) briefings published today.
Exposure to pollution linked to depression, anxiety and other mental health issues
03 Mar 2026
Reducing pollution, in line with the EU Zero Pollution action plan, could improve mental health across Europe, according to an EEA briefing published today. The publication covers the links between air pollution, noise and chemical pollution to mental health issues, as well as opportunities for action – including the positive effects of nature-based solutions on mental wellbeing.
Industrial transformation key to cutting emissions and pollution further in Europe’s energy-intensive industries
25 Feb 2026
Emissions from energy-intensive industries in Europe have fallen sharply over the past two decades, but progress has stalled and the health-related costs of pollution remain high, according to a new European Environment Agency (EEA) briefing. Further reductions will require deeper industrial transformation, alongside full implementation of existing EU environmental legislation.
Rail offers a major opportunity for Europe to cut transport emissions, as road transport still dominates
10 Feb 2026
Transport remains Europe’s most persistent climate challenge. While rail offers a low-emission alternative for moving people and goods, Europe’s continued reliance on road transport is keeping greenhouse gas and pollutant emissions high, according to a report published today by the European Environment Agency.
Fire and ice: how satellite data helps illustrate Europe’s changing landscape
09 Feb 2026
Despite an ice-cold winter with more snow this year, climate change is having a dramatic impact on Europe’s snow cover which is in steady decline. Meanwhile tectonic shifts at the Mid-Atlantic Ridge in Iceland have seen dramatic changes to the landscape there due to volcanic eruptions, which is just one example of how the ground continues to shift across Europe. These are the some of the issues raised in the first two data-driven ‘snapshot’ stories launched today by the European Environment Agency, which aim to highlight the value of data and imagery available through the Copernicus Land Monitoring Service (CLMS).
Overheated and underprepared: European survey finds citizens concerned about heat and ability to cope with climate change
04 Feb 2026
Europeans are very concerned about extreme heat and other impacts of climate change like wildfires according to the results of a Europe-wide survey published today. It found that many citizens were also underprepared to deal with the increasing frequency and magnitude of heatwaves, flooding, or water shortages in their own homes.
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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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The introduction of the EU’s second ‘cap and trade’ emissions trading system (ETS2) for the road transport and buildings sectors will help spur Europe’s decarbonisation ambitions, accelerating the shift to cleaner fuels and technologies. Providing early financial support to vulnerable households and businesses, policy coherency, strong public backing, transparency and clear communication will be key to its success, according to two European Environment Agency (EEA) briefings published today.
Reducing pollution, in line with the EU Zero Pollution action plan, could improve mental health across Europe, according to an EEA briefing published today. The publication covers the links between air pollution, noise and chemical pollution to mental health issues, as well as opportunities for action – including the positive effects of nature-based solutions on mental wellbeing.
Emissions from energy-intensive industries in Europe have fallen sharply over the past two decades, but progress has stalled and the health-related costs of pollution remain high, according to a new European Environment Agency (EEA) briefing. Further reductions will require deeper industrial transformation, alongside full implementation of existing EU environmental legislation.
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Country | Emission value |
|---|---|
Austria | 345 |
Belgium | 8903 |
Greece | 590 |
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Country | Emission value |
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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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