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Enhancing Europe’s land carbon sink
This report provides a description of the land use, land use change, and forestry (LULUCF) sector, as a relatively new sector in EU climate governance....
Climate & Environment
European Affairs
Europe’s land carbon sink declines, but its potential stays high
Europe’s forests and land are absorbing less carbon than expected, putting the 2030 target for the sector at risk. But with the right policies and...
Climate & Environment
European Affairs
European Union emission inventory report 1990-2023 under the UNECE Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution
This document is the annual EU emission inventory report under the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Convention on Long‑range Transboundary Air Pollution (Air...
European Affairs
Climate & Environment
Air pollution in Europe — 2025 reporting status under the National Emission reduction Commitments Directive
This briefing describes progress made by the European Union and its Member States in reducing air pollutant emissions, as regulated by the National Emission reduction...
European Affairs
Climate & Environment
Emissions of key air pollutants targeted for reductions in EU Member States continue to drop, slower progress for ammonia
Key air pollutant emissions targeted for reductions and monitored under EU legislation continued to decline across most EU Member States, according to the latest data...
European Affairs
Climate & Environment
Sex work in the gig economy
Sweden is banning OnlyFans content as the lines around sex work blur
Economics
Eionet core dataflows 2024
This briefing summarises the evaluation of hundreds of data deliveries received from reporting countries for 13 Eionet core data flows. It shows progress against agreed...
Renewables, electrification and flexibility - For a competitive EU energy system transformation by 2030
Over the past five years, EU policy frameworks for climate mitigation and energy system transformation have become far more coherent and complete. Infrastructure security and...
Energy
Climate & Environment
Renewables and electrification: key to cutting costs and powering EU’s clean industry and competitiveness
Scaling up renewable electricity sources across the EU could reduce electricity generation costs, improve energy independence, and support the transition towards clean industry, according to...
Energy
European Affairs
Feckless Europe accepts Trump’s Lone Ranger diplomacy
It is meekly welcoming the new sheriff’s vigilante justice
European Affairs
More than 20% of Europeans exposed to harmful noise pollution levels
Just over 110 million people, or more than 20% of Europeans, are exposed to high levels of transport noise that exceed thresholds set under EU...
European Affairs
Environment
Environmental noise in Europe 2025
The Environmental noise in Europe — 2025 report presents the latest data and analysis on noise pollution and its effects on human health and the...
European Affairs
Environment
European bathing water quality in 2024
This briefing provides information on the quality of Europe’s bathing waters and is complemented by a map viewer to help people make informed decisions about...
European Affairs
Environment
Europe’s bathing waters safe for summer swimming
From Europe’s coastal waters to its inland bathing sites, a large majority of Europe’s waters are safe to swim in, according to the latest European...
European Affairs
Biology
Can men and women be just friends?
The answer matters more than you think
Protecting and restoring Europe’s wild pollinators and their habitats
This briefing provides an overview of wild pollinators, the main drivers of their decline and solutions to protect and restore them. It highlights the importance...
European Affairs
World News
In Trumpworld, toppling rulers is taboo
Donald Trump prefers deals to regime change
World News
Editorial — Water for people, nature and the economy
Water sustains every aspect of our lives — from the health of our citizens to the productivity of our industries and the health of our...
Environment
Health
Interview — Assessing the health and environmental impacts of noise
Noise — we all know that persistent levels of it can be annoying. But how harmful is it to our health and the environment? T...
Environment
Health
The War Room newsletter: Why Israel attacked Iran—and what comes next
Consolidated annual activity report (CAAR) 2024
The report provides an overview of the EEA’s key activities and achievements during the year, as we work to provide timely environmental data, knowledge, assessments...
Policy
Environment
The West has stopped losing its religion
After decades of rising secularism, Christianity is holding its ground—and gaining among the young
Taiwan thinks the unthinkable: resisting China without America
Its plan was to hold off a Chinese attack until America turned up. What now?