Pollution
EU’s Effort Sharing Decision Initiative on its way to reduce carbon emissions by 15 percent by 2020
The European Union (EU) has set its climate change mitigation objective for 2020, committing itself to reduce its Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by at least 20 percent compared with 1990 levels.
EU sets new – though insufficient – limits for cars’ greenhouse gas emissions
The new caps for CO2 emissions approved by the member states are ambitious, though not enough to counter the current trend in global warming.
Plastic recycling: uneven progress in Europe
The “European plastic strategy” is moving forward in Brussels. While certain member states are already doing well, many trail behind.
Europe’s water quality falls short
Due to pollution, the majority of European rivers, lakes, and estuaries fall below the minimum environmental standards, a report by the European Environment Agency reveals.
State of bathing waters in Europe
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.
Danube water management (DanubeGIS)
The DanubeGIS platform provides access to data and maps related to water management for the whole Danube Basin, shared by 19 countries
