At least one in five Europeans are currently exposed to noise levels considered harmful to their health, according to the European Environment Agency’s (EEA) environmental noise pollution report published today. This number is projected to increase in the years ahead. Road traffic is the top source of noise ... More ...
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Why does Europe need to limit climate change and adapt to its impacts?
Europe’s many regions are expected to face worsening impacts of climate change over the next decades. A compilation of several existing maps published by the European Environment Agency (EEA) in March illustrates how drought, heavy rain and flooding, forest fires and sea-level rise could affect some selected regions in ... More ...
Member States must cut emissions across all sectors to achieve EU climate targets by 2030
Emission cuts in the European Union’s Effort Sharing sectors need to accelerate considerably from 2018 onwards to achieve the current EU 2030 targets, according to a European Environment Agency (EEA) briefing, published in March. In particular, the large amount of emission reductions from planned measures in the ... More ...
Noise pollution is a major problem – for human health and the environment
Noise pollution is a growing problem across Europe and one which many people may not be aware of the impacts of on their health. The European Environmental Agency (EEA) sat down with Eulalia Peris, the EEA’s environmental noise expert, to discuss the key findings of the EEA report ‘Environmental noise in Europe — ... More ...
