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Moving towards sustainability in times of multiple crises and uncertainty

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News ItemPublished 28 Nov 2022ImageImage copyright: Jason Blackeye on UnsplashThe European Environment Agency’s (EEA) assessments have shown that Europe and world face unprecedented environment and climate challenges that require ambitious policy responses, such...
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Premature deaths due to air pollution continue to fall in the EU, more efforts needed to deliver a toxic-free environment

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News ItemPublished 24 Nov 2022ImageImage copyright: Marc Wieland on UnsplashEurope’s air quality keeps improving and the number of people dying early or suffering illness due to air pollution is in decline. However, according...
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Premature deaths due to air pollution continue to fall in the EU, more efforts needed to deliver a toxic-free environment

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News ItemPublished 24 Nov 2022ImageImage copyright: Marc Wieland on UnsplashEurope’s air quality keeps improving and the number of people dying early or suffering illness due to air pollution is in decline. However, according...
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Premature deaths due to air pollution continue to fall in the EU, more efforts needed to deliver a toxic-free environment

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News ItemPublished 24 Nov 2022ImageImage copyright: Marc Wieland on UnsplashEurope’s air quality keeps improving and the number of people dying early or suffering illness due to air pollution is in decline. However, according...
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New chairpersons to EEA Scientific Committee

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News ItemPublished 22 Nov 2022ImageImage copyright: Nasa on UnsplashThe European Environment Agency’s (EEA) Scientific Committee has elected new Chair and Vice-Chairs. Professor Claire Dupont from Ghent University, Belgium, will chair the body of...
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Winners of EEA 2022 Well with Nature photo competition announced

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News ItemPublished 11 Nov 2022ImageImage copyright: Alice van Kempen, Well with Nature /EEAA moody shot of a windswept lighthouse in an approaching storm on the Dutch coast, which won the Public Choice Award,...
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Winners of EEA 2022 Well with Nature photo competition announced

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News ItemPublished 11 Nov 2022ImageImage copyright: Alice van Kempen, Well with Nature /EEAA moody shot of a windswept lighthouse in an approaching storm on the Dutch coast, which won the Public Choice Award,...
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COP27 negotiators are still far from a climate agreement

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The parties are still far from concluding negotiations at the COP27 climate summit in Egypt, Reuters reports. The agency added that the hosts “urged negotiators to resolve their differences before the weekend deadline”. She continues: According...
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How to keep buildings cool sustainably?

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News ItemPublished 10 Nov 2022ImageImage: Lucian Dachman on UnsplashEurope’s temperatures are rising more than twice as fast as the global average with more and more extreme heatwaves being recorded. The demand for sustainable...
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Heatwaves, spread of infectious diseases due to climate change growing health threats to Europeans

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News ItemPublished 09 Nov 2022ImageImage copyright: Florian Wehde on UnsplashUnprecedented heatwaves — as seen this year — are the greatest direct climate-related health threat to Europe’s population. Heatwaves already account for numerous deaths...
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Cities can offer new opportunities for prosumers of renewable energy

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News ItemPublished 28 Oct 2022ImageImage copyright: Jeroen van de Water on UnsplashEurope’s urban centres offer opportunities for citizens to produce renewable energy as prosumers according to a European Environment Agency (EEA) briefing, published...
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Pick the Public Choice Award winner of this year’s EEA photo competition — European Environment Agency

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The EEA has shortlisted 50 finalists in this year’s competition which asked avid photographers to submit their best nature photos in...
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Post-pandemic recovery offers European cities chance to boost shift to sustainability — European Environment Agency

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The COVID-19 pandemic has had wide-ranging impacts on cities and may influence the transition to more environmentally sustainable cities for years...
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Serious challenges in Europe’s agri-food systems

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The need for a sustainable food system is already recognised in Europe, but in light of increased impacts of climate change and continued high emissions from agriculture, this shift must be accelerated, according to...
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Average carbon dioxide emissions from new cars registered in Europe decreased by 12% in 2020, final data shows — European Environment Agency

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EU unlikely to meet noise target by 2030 — European Environment Agency

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Senegal‘s Phenomenal Pink Lake

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Retba is not one of the most popular natural attractions in Africa, but it is definitely one of the most extraordinary. Located on the Cap Vert Peninsula less than an hour from the capital...
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California is taking a wave of aggressive new climate measures

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This week, California launched "its most aggressive effort yet to combat climate change," the New York Times reports. The publication added: "Lawmakers have passed numerous bills designed to reduce emissions and divest from fossil fuels." Lawmakers...
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China‘s carbon emissions fall by 8% as economic growth slows

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China's carbon dioxide emissions fell by 8% in the April to June quarter compared with the same period a year earlier, the "sharpest decline in a decade," the Financial Times reported, citing new analysis...
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The first eco-mosque in the region will be opened in the Croatian town of Sisak

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All people with an open mind, heart and soul are welcome to the new mosque and Islamic center in Sisak, regardless of their religion, Sisak chief imam Alem Crankic told Hina news agency on...
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A “dog” tax has brought 400 million euros to the German budget in 2021

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The Germans' love for their dogs is proverbial. Now an exact price can be put on this love, reports DPA. In 2021, the total amount of tax paid by dog ​​owners in Germany rose by...
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A city in Germany will fight DNA tests with dog feces

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The German city of Weilerwist wants to deal with the problem of dog excrement in the streets, gardens and parks with the help of DNA tests, Deutsche Presse-Agentur - DPA reported from Aahen. The mayor...
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A 7,000-year-old Swiss glacier is melting because of the hot summer

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Some of Switzerland's smaller glaciers have lost significant amounts of ice this summer amid record-breaking heat
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Switzerland is on the brink of an energy crisis

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With the onset of the heating season, more and more European countries face a real danger of spending the winter in the dark and cold. Switzerland is also on the verge of an energy...
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7 questions and their answers about mammals

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Mammals can do amazing things! This list will answer your questions about flying, poisonous, really fast, and smelly. What is a mammal? Mammals are a class of animals. They have certain traits that distinguish them from...
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