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Despite setting ambitious targets for reducing CO2 emissions, the EU’s carbon footprint increased last year.
June 14, 2018
The annual report on the quality of bathing areas, as reported by the 28 EU Member States, Albania and Switzerland, comes with an interactive map showing the pollution level on 22 000+ beaches across Europe.
June 5, 2018
Regulating CO2 emissions and creating liveable urban spaces is a challenge for the future of the EU.
June 5, 2018
CO2 emissions from fossil-fuel burning increased by 1.8 percent in 2017 in the European Union, raising doubts about its ability to meet long-term targets
May 16, 2018
In 2017, the Polish government authorized the cutting of between 160,000 and 180,000 trees in the Białowieza Primeval Forest. A measure which the European Court of Justice considers an infringement of the EU’s Habitat Directive, requiring member states to take appropriate conservation measures for special areas.
April 19, 2018
If all trees felled in the Białowieza Forest in 2017 were loaded onto lined up lorries, it would create a convoy of vehicles stretching from London to Cambridge. A video by BiQData.
April 19, 2018
The number and variety of bird species have dropped significantly over the last twenty years. The cause is a reduction of their food source due to the intensive use of pesticides in farming.
April 11, 2018
Excess diesel emissions produce a tiny portion of harmful dusts. Yet, they cause dozens of deaths in Europe’s highly populated road traffic hotspots.
April 4, 2018
A rich and diverse set of data providing a broad perspective on changing living conditions in Europe and elsewhere
March 23, 2018
