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Europe’s Air Quality Keeps Improving but Pollution Levels Are Still Insafe in Many Areas
The EEA briefing ‘Europe’s air quality status 2024’ presents data on levels of key air pollutants in Europe in 2022 and 2023 and compares these concentrations to the EU air quality standards...
2023 Environmental Protection Investment: 67 billion euros
Eurostat estimates that in 2023, EU countries invested about 67 billion euros into assets essential to provide environmental protection services. These services included wastewater treatment plants, vehicles to transport waste, acquisitions of...
Numerous scientific studies indicate a connection between polluted air and the occurrence of pulmonary and cardiovascular diseases, as well as some types of cancer.
However, the potential health problems from breathing in bad...
Fit for 55: Council Gives Final Green Light to Cut Methane Emissions in the Energy Sector
The Council today adopted a regulation on tracking and reducing methane emissions. It is part of the ‘Fit for 55’ package.
The regulation introduces new requirements on measuring, reporting and verifying methane emissions...
134 million USD initiative aims to eliminate mercury-containing medical devices
The Governments of Albania, Burkina Faso, India, Montenegro and Uganda have united to combat chemical pollution, launching a 134-million dollars project to eliminate the use of mercury in medical devices.
Used in health-care...
EU prepares for the 2024 wildfire season
Summer is almost upon us. That means barbecues, beaches and ice cream, but the reality is, it also means bracing ourselves for the upcoming wildfire season.
That is why the EU has this...
Oil Spills Pose a Bigger Threat to Freshwater Ecosystems
Oil spills are a major environmental problem that occurs every year worldwide, affecting oceans, seas, rivers, and lakes. Although the world is familiar with the issues and changes in salt water, the...
Air Pollution: Parliament Adopts Revised Law to Improve Air Quality
Parliament on Wednesday adopted a provisional political agreement with EU countries on new measures to improve air quality in the EU so it is no longer harmful to human health, natural ecosystems...
Earth Day: What is it, When is it and Why is it Important?
Earth Day is an international day devoted to our planet. It draws attention to the environment and promotes conservation and sustainability.
Each year on 22 April, around one billion people around the world...
Soil health: Parliament sets out measures to achieve healthy soils by 2050
To improve the health of EU soils, MEPs support efforts to monitor and improve the soil ecological status in the EU.
Parliament on Wednesday adopted its position on the Commission proposal for a...
Wealthy Countries Have Learned Their Lesson – They Are Trying to Restore Their Estuaries
People have always inhabited the banks of rivers that are vital to our existence, but it seems that human intervention in the last three decades is slowly taking its toll.
Experts from Inha...
How Banks Finance the Deforestation of the Amazon
According to the latest research by the non-governmental organization Greenpeace, loans from Brazilian national and international banks and taxpayers’ money finance the illegal clearing of the Amazon rainforest.
The investigation analyzed the granting...
Record Reduction of 2023 ETS Emissions due Largely to Boost in Renewable Energy
Last year’s emissions under the EU’s Emission Trading System (ETS) show the most significant annual emissions reductions since the ETS was launched in 2005. The main driver is the power sector’s significant...
Cellulose Plastic for a Healthier Environment
The idea of bioplastics is not new – for some time, environmentally oriented scientists have been trying to develop a fully recyclable replacement for plastic as we know it today.
Researchers from Hokkaido...
By Marking Trees, Montenegro Prevents the Illegal Cutting of Forests
With innovative equipment for digitizing the monitoring of forest areas, Montenegro will prevent illegal logging.
The Near Field Communication (NFC) is a technology that enables communication between devices located close to each other...
It is time for CCUS to deliver
Carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) is an important part of the technology portfolio for meeting net zero ambitions. In the IEA’s Net Zero Emissions by 2050 (NZE) Scenario – which lays...
