European Commission Proposal to Reduce Water Pollution Risks
Improvements in water quality in the EU could be at risk from new forms of chemical pollution. The European Commission is proposing to add 15 chemicals to the list of 33 pollutants that are monitored...
View ArticleWind Energy Provides Over 21% of All EU New Power Capacity in 2011
In 2011, 9,616 MW of wind energy capacity was installed in the EU, making a total of 93,957 MW – enough to supply 6.3% of the EU’s electricity, according to figures just published by the European Wind...
View ArticleEuropean Soils Must Be Protected
Two new EU reports show just how serious soil degradation has become in Europe. The reports show that between 1990 and 2006 at least 680 acres (275ha) of soil per day were permanently lost through soil...
View ArticleCommission Proposes Strategy For Sustainable Bioeconomy in Europe
The European Commission has adopted a strategy to shift the European economy towards greater and more sustainable use of renewable resources. With the world population approaching 9 billion by 2050 and...
View Article8 Member States Drag Their Feet on EU Internal Energy Market
Eight Member States are being slow to take the necessary measures to complete the internal EU energy market by 2014. To achieve this, timely and complete transposition of EU legislation on the single...
View ArticleIreland Meeting Most EU Waste Recovery and Recycling Targets
Ireland is well advanced in achieving most of the EU waste recovery and recycling targets, with the exception of end of life vehicle targets, according to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA)...
View ArticleEuropean Commission Wants Your Views on Priority Objectives for the Environment
The European Commission has launched a public consultation to gather views on the 7th EU Environmental Action Programme (7th EAP), which will set out priority objectives to be pursued up until 2020....
View ArticleLandfill Accounts For Majority of Municipal Waste Treated in the EU27
In the EU27, 502 kg of municipal waste was generated per person in 2010, while 486 kg of municipal waste was treated per person. This municipal waste was treated in different ways – 38% was landfilled,...
View ArticleCelebrating 20 Years of EU Nature Protection
Today is the 20th anniversary of two key instruments for the conservation and sustainable use of nature in the EU: the Habitats Directive and LIFE, the EU financing programme for the environment....
View ArticleClean Water at Majority of EU Holiday Destinations
92.1 % of bathing waters in the European Union now meet the minimum water quality standards set by the Bathing Water Directive. The results are from the latest annual Bathing Water Report of European...
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