Category: Environment
Environment
Rail offers a major opportunity for Europe to cut transport emissions, as road transport still dominates
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…
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Fire and ice: how satellite data helps illustrate Europe’s changing landscape | Press releases
Press releasePublished 09 Feb 2026ImageRadoslav Sviretsov, REDISCOVER Nature /EEADespite an ice-cold winter with more snow this year, climate change is having a dramatic impact on Europe’s snow cover which is…
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Europe ‘Overheated and Underprepared’, EEA Survey Finds
Overheated and underprepared: European survey finds citizens concerned about heat and ability to cope with climate change A Europe-wide poll of 27,000 people suggests heat is already a household issue—and…
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Overheated and underprepared: European survey finds citizens concerned about heat and ability to cope with climate change | Press releases
Press releasePublished 04 Feb 2026Europeans 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…
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Air quality improving, but just over 180,000 deaths still attributable to air pollution in EU
Just over 180,000 deaths in the European Union were attributable to exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) concentrations above World Health Organization WHO guideline levels in 2023, according to the latest European Environment Agency (EEA) air quality health…
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Storm Kristin brings snow, wind and power cuts to Spain
A fast-moving Atlantic storm, named Kristin, swept across the Iberian Peninsula on Wednesday, disrupting travel, closing schools and triggering emergency responses from Madrid to Andalusia. Spain’s traffic authority reported more…
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Investing in climate adaptation strengthens European competitiveness | Press releases
Climate-proofing the agriculture, energy and transport sectors would help avoid billions of euros in losses from the accelerating extreme weather events related to climate change. At the same time, it…