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Growing transport volumes have been driving Europe’s road transport emissions up in the past two decades. A European Environment Agency (EEA) analysis, published today, shows how total greenhouse gas emissions from both passenger cars and heavy goods vehicles have increased in Europe, despite better engine efficiency and use of biofuels.

Antti Pekka Kaartinen

Emissions from road traffic and domestic heating behind breaches of EU air quality standards across Europe Febbraio 16, 2022

Breaches of EU air quality limits for nitrogen dioxide across Europe were predominantly due to road traffic, while domestic heating lay behind the majority of exceedances for particulate matter, according to a European Environment Agency (EEA) assessment on air quality plans published today.

Cornelis Brand

Circular business models and smarter design can reduce environment and climate impacts from textiles Febbraio 10, 2022

Textile consumption in Europe has on average the fourth highest impacts on the environment and climate, following consumption of food, housing and mobility. Ahead of the expected European Union (EU) strategy for sustainable and circular textiles, the European Environment Agency (EEA) published today two briefings that look at measures to reduce those impacts, including on […]

Antti Pekka Kaartinen

Europe's environmental taxes in decline, despite potentially crucial role Febbraio 7, 2022

The European Green Deal acknowledges the crucial role of taxation in Europe’s sustainability transition. A new European Environment Agency (EEA) briefing, published today, shows that revenues from environmental taxes can support transition investments but future revenue streams from these taxes will erode as European Union (EU) environmental and climate policy objectives are achieved. The relative […]

Antti Pekka Kaartinen

Economic losses from weather and climate-related extremes in Europe reached around half a trillion euros over past 40 years Febbraio 3, 2022

Extreme weather events like storms, heatwaves and flooding accounted for economic losses of around half a trillion euros over the past 40 years and led to between 85 000 and 145 000 human fatalities across Europe. Less than one-third of these losses were insured, according to a European Environment Agency (EEA) analysis of economic losses […]

Cornelis Brand

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