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The European Environment Agency (EEA) produces assessments based on quality-assured data on a wide range of issues from biodiversity, air quality, transport to climate change. These assessments are closely linked to the European Union's environment policies and legislation and help monitor progress in some areas and indicate areas where ...
Europe is facing growing climate risks and is unprepared for them, the European Environment Agency said in its first-ever risk assessment for the bloc Monday. The agency said Europe is prone to ...
Overall, the EU got 41% of its electricity from renewable sources in 2022, European Environment Agency data show. But the CO2 intensity of power generation varies significantly between countries.
The River Mole near Leatherhead in Surrey, July 2022. [39] July 2022 was the driest July in England since 1935. [40] [41] According to Sky News, in one in seven counties, it was the driest July since records began in 1836. [42] As a result, hosepipe bans were introduced in some parts of South East England. [43] Fields and heathland dried up. [44]
The European Environment Agency stated that from pre-industrial times, European land temperatures have increased by 1.94–1.99 °C, faster than the global average increase of 1.11–1.14 °C. [ 40 ] The Arctic sea ice decreased 33.000 km 2 between 1979 and 2020 per year during the winter and 79.000 km 2 per year during the summer in the same ...
These heat waves were the deadliest meteorological events in 2022. The highest temperature recorded was 47.0 °C (116.6 °F) in Pinhão, Portugal, on 14 July. [3] In June 2022, temperatures of 40–43 °C (104–109 °F) were recorded in parts of Europe, with most severe temperature anomalies in France, where several records were broken. [4] [5]
Since the late 1970s, the European Union's (EU) policy has been to develop and drive appropriate measures to improve air quality throughout the EU. The control of emissions from mobile sources, improving fuel quality and promoting and integrating environmental protection requirements into the transport and energy sector are part of these aims.
Since the late 1970s, the European Union's (EU) policy has been to develop and drive appropriate measures to improve air quality throughout the EU. The control of emissions from mobile sources, improving fuel quality and promoting and integrating environmental protection requirements into the transport and energy sector are part of these aims.