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Europe's environmental progress at risk from unsustainable economic

12 May 2003

The state of the environment across Europe has improved in several respects over the past decade, but much of the progress is likely to be wiped out by economic growth because governments have yet to make significant strides towards decoupling environmental pressures from economic activity.

Europe's environmental progress at risk from unsustainable economic activities

12 May 2003

The state of the environment across Europe has improved in several respects over the past decade, but much of the progress is likely to be wiped out by economic growth because governments have yet to make significant strides towards decoupling environmental pressures from economic activity. This is one of the key messages from the European Environment Agency's latest assessment of the environment in Europe, published today.

EU greenhouse gas emissions rise for second year running

06 May 2003

Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the European Union have increased for the second consecutive year, moving the EU further away from meeting its commitment to achieve a substantial emissions cut by the 2008-2012 period.

EU greenhouse gas emissions rise for second year running

06 May 2003

Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the European Union have increased for the second consecutive year, moving the EU further away from meeting its commitment to achieve a substantial emissions cut by the 2008-2012 period. Total EU emissions of six gases widely considered to be contributing to global climate change are estimated to have stood 1.0% higher in 2001, the latest year for which data are available, than a year earlier, the annual emissions inventory compiled by the European Environment Agency shows.

From the Europa website: Commissioner Wallström calls for more stringent measures and policies to cut EU greenhouse gas emissions

05 May 2003

Commissioner Wallström calls for more stringent measures and policies to cut EU greenhouse gas emissions (European Commission press release on europa.eu.int)

SERIS - Links to national state of the environment reports

15 Apr 2003

SERIS, the EEAs State of the Environment Reporting Information System, is launched. Seris contains bibliographic information about national and international state of the environment reports. The database is published on the web for users to quickly identify and locate recent SoE reports at http://countries.eea.eu.int.

OECD/EEA Launch New Database on Economic Instruments Used in Environmental Policy

03 Apr 2003

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and the European Environment Agency have developed a database which will help governments choose a mix of economic instruments and voluntary approaches for environmental protection.

OECD/EEA launch new database on economic instruments used in environmental policy

03 Apr 2003

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and the European Environment Agency have developed a database which will help governments choose a mix of economic instruments and voluntary approaches for environmental protection. These new tools play an increasingly important role in many countries, supplementing or replacing various types of regulatory instruments. The database is now freely available to policy makers, researchers and the public.