Life relies on a fine balance between energy in and energy out. But heating the world 1.2℃ with the greenhouse gases, means we’ve trapped an extraordinary amount of extra energy in the Earth system.
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News ItemPublished 17 May 2023ImageStephen Mynhardt, Environment & Me /EEAThe EU’s circular economy action plan aims to double the share of recycled materials used in its economy by 2030. The European Environment Agency’s...
The crazy consumption of computers, smartphones and all kinds of technological gadgets creates an excessive amount of e-waste
Three planets will not be enough for us to collect the new technological waste
Organic and municipal waste...
Disposing of butts into the environment can cause a fire and is therefore absolutely prohibited in the Hellenic Republic.
Smoking while driving is not totally prohibited in the Hellenic Republic, but in a number of...
News ItemPublished 11 May 2023ImageCsaba Horvath, My City /EEADigital technologies offer opportunities to mitigate the impacts of Europe’s mobility sector — from air pollution, noise, accidents and time wasted in congestions, to land-take,...
News ItemPublished 09 May 2023ImageStanislaw Pytel, Well with Nature/EEAEuropean nature is not in a good state and it has shown few signs of improvement over the past years. According to European Environment Agency’s...
The company "Bonollo", known for the production of traditional Italian grappa, and the gas transmission company "Italgas" opened the first biomethane plant at the distillery, reported Reuters. This could prove to be an important...
Thanks to its flexibility, durability and affordability, plastic has entered almost every aspect of our lives.
When plastic breaks down, it produces micro- and nanoplastic particles (MNPs) that can harm wildlife, the environment and ourselves....
After millennia, Lake Prespa under the pressure of climate change, uncontrolled pumping and pollution, the prehistoric reservoir in southeastern Europe is shrinking at an alarming rate, reports AFP.
Lake Prespa, which straddles the borders of...
How is the air quality where you live, what about noise levels or the number of green spaces and quality of the nearest bathing water sites? Now you can check the quality of the...
A new study by a team of researchers from Germany, Great Britain and Canada has found that algae that grow under the sea ice in the Arctic are "heavily contaminated" with microplastics, posing a...
American actor Nicolas Cage believes that eating insects can solve the problem of world hunger and has called for eating insects for the greater good. He shared his thoughts on eating bugs with Yahoo...
The most intense melting events in northeastern Greenland are due to long, narrow bands of water vapor called "atmospheric rivers."
The warm, dry downslope winds known as the "blow" also play a role.
Authors of a...
The Ombudsman has published her annual report for 2022 with transparency and accountability issues representing the largest percentage of complaints (32%).
The report provides an overview of key areas of the Ombudsman’s work, such as...
News ItemPublished 26 Apr 2023ImagePerry Wunderlich, NATURE@work /EEADespite progress in some EU Member States to reduce their use, pesticide pollution still poses significant risks to human health and the environment, according to a...
The rapid melting of Antarctic ice is dramatically slowing the circulation of water in the world's oceans and could have catastrophic effects on global climate, the marine food chain and even the stability of...
More needs to be done to protect the health of children and adolescents from the negative impacts of air pollution, according to European Environment Agency (EEA) air quality assessments published today. Air pollution causes...
The EEA briefing ‘Reducing greenhouse gas emissions from heavy-duty vehicles in Europe’ presents comprehensive data and analysis on greenhouse gas emissions from trucks, buses, and coaches in European road transport. The EEA has also...
MEPs passed a new law anti-deforestation, with rules aimed at protecting climate and biodiversity. They oblige companies to ensure that products sold in the EU have not led to deforestation and forest degradation.
The...
News ItemPublished 20 Apr 2023ImageJosef Hinterleitner, NATURE@work/EEAEurope’s shift to a sustainable food system will involve huge changes in the way we produce and consume food. Achieving this depends on ambitious and coherent EU...
Official data, published today by the European Environment Agency (EEA), confirm that the economic recovery in 2021 increased the EU’s greenhouse gas emissions but their level remained lower than before the COVID-19 pandemic. Overall,...
Females are fertile for only 24 to 36 hours in the spring
Concerned that its two pandas are late to breed, Copenhagen Zoo is implementing a new strategy to encourage their love lives, as the...