The purpose of this technical report is to analyse and present the progress of the European Union (EU) as a whole towards fulfilling its greenhouse gas (GHG) emission commitments under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Kyoto Protocol, and the contribution...

This report provides a detailed analysis and background information for the EEA report 'Greenhouse gas emission trends and projections in Europe 2004: Progress by the EU and its Member States towards achieving their Kyoto Protocol targets'. The EEA report is published separately and is an...

Projections show that the pre-2004 EU Member States (EU-15) could cut their total emissions to 7.7% below 1990 levels by 2010 with existing domestic policies and measures already being implemented and additional policies and measures currently planned. Plans by six EU-15 Member States to use...

The Arctic is one of the planet's last pristine areas where indigenous peoples pursue their traditional lifestyles. However, as Europe's dependence on the Arctic's resources grows, the region is coming under increasing pressure from unsustainable development, land fragmentation, climate change...

This report provides an overview and analysis of the air pollution situation in Europe in the year 2000 and the preceding decade. It is based on indicators for underlying driving forces, emissions, air quality, deposition of pollutants and the effectiveness of policies and measures. The report...

This report details greenhouse gas emissions for the 15 pre-2004 Member States of the European Union between 1990 and 2002, both by country and by economic sector. It shows that overall emissions fell slightly in 2002 after two years of increase, taking the EU a small step closer to its target...

Eionet ist ein Partnerschaftsnetz der Europäischen Umweltagentur (EUA) sowie ihrer Mitgliedsländer und teilnehmenden Länder. Es besteht aus der EUA selbst, einer Reihe von Europäischen Themenzentren (European topic centres — ETC) und einem Netz von rund 900 Experten aus 37 Ländern in über...

Die Europäische Umweltagentur (EUA) ist die Einrichtung der EU, die die Aufgabe hat, zuverlässige, unabhängige Informationen über die Umwelt bereitzustellen. Wir sind eine wichtige Informationsquelle für alle, die mit der Gestaltung, Annahme, Umsetzung und Bewertung von Umweltpolitik...

Projections show that the pre-2004 EU Member States (EU-15) could cut their total emissions to 9.3% below 1990 levels by 2010 with a combination of existing domestic policies and measures already implemented, additional policies and measures currently being planned and the use of credits from...

In summer 2004, the levels of ground-level ozone were high in southern Europe with widespread exceedances of the information threshold value (180 µg/m3), as laid down in the ozone directive (2002/3/EC). The exceedances of the information threshold were similar to earlier years, except for...