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Greenhouse gas emission trends and projections in Europe 2008 No publisher EEA transport emissions emissions for industry emission trading scheme climate change combined heat and power Kyoto targets greenhouse gas CHP climate change mitigation greenhouse gas emission emissions trends and projections Kyoto protocol emissions from agriculture global warming waste EU ETS policy measures 2008-10-16T11:00:00+01:00 Publication Impacts of Europe's changing climate - 2008 indicator-based assessment No publisher EEA (European Environment Agency) climate change impacts national adaptation strategy atmosphere climate change marine ecosystems cryosphere extreme weather event agriculture costs of inaction forestry flood human health soil public water supply ecosystem services nature european adaptation strategy global warming biodiversity indicators drinking water COP15 water quality drought tourism biodiversity recreational area terrestrial ecosystem coastal areas 2008-09-29T08:30:00+01:00 Publication Temperature extremes in Europe (CLIM 003) - Assessment DRAFT created Sep 2008 Extremes of cold have become less frequent in Europe while warm extremes have become more frequent. The frequency of hot days almost tripled between 1880 and 2005. For Europe as a whole heat waves are projected to increase in frequency, intensity and duration, whereas winter temperature variability and the number of cold and frost extremes are projected to decrease further. The European regions projected to be most affected are the Iberian Peninsula, central Europe including the Alps, the eastern Adriatic seaboard, and southern Greece. No publisher alec Qol2009 climate temperature climate change frost global warming CLIM003 heat CLIM2008 2008-09-08T00:00:00+02:00 Indicator Assessment Crop-yield variability (CLIM 032) - Assessment published Sep 2008 Climate and its variability are largely responsible for variations in crop suitability and productivity in Europe. Since the beginning of the 21st century, the variability of crop yields has increased as a consequence of extreme climatic events, e.g. the summer heat of 2003 and the spring drought of 2007. As a consequence of climatic change, such events are projected to increase in frequency and magnitude, and crop yields to become more variable. Changes in farming practices and land management can act as risk-mitigating measures. No publisher alec climate CLIM2008 CLIM032 global warming climate change agriculture 2008-09-08T00:00:00+02:00 Indicator Assessment Sustainable cooling helps fight global warming In Europe, summer heat waves are becoming harder to bear. The demand for air conditioning is on the rise, especially in office buildings. Yet buildings alone represent 40% of the EU's energy consumption, and air conditioning accounts for a significant part of it. In addition, air conditioning produces greenhouse gas emissions, aggravating global warming and putting at risk European climate protection commitments. The solution: reduce the energy requirements of existing air conditioning systems and change the way buildings are designed and used to achieve sustainable summer comfort without active cooling. No publisher ghicaale solar energy buildings energy consumption energy audit climate change central heating energy efficient buildings energy certification global warming cooling technological innovation passive house energy efficiency green technology green architecture air conditioning 2008-07-14T14:20:20+01:00 File Living with Climate change Global warming is happening. Temperatures have already risen by 0.76 degrees since the industrial revolution and are projected to rise further by 1.8 - 4 degrees by the end of the century. The last time climate change happened at this pace was 125,000 years ago and led to a 4-6 metre sea level rise. Global warming at the upper end of the scale predicted by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change would have catastrophic consequences for Europe. Up to 30% of plant, animal and bird species would be wiped out and the threat of natural disasters such as landslides, floods and mudslides would increase significantly. No publisher ghicaale ski resort mountain irrigation water resources glacier climate change sea level rise global warming ice melting climate change impacts snowline snow cover temperature increase agriculture drought tourism tourists sea ice 2008-04-22T11:55:28+01:00 File Emissions trading - putting a price on carbon The EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) is a world first and a major weapon in Europe's fight against climate change. The innovative system has turned carbon dioxide emissions into a tradeable commodity. They can now be bought and sold like any other of the thousands of products traded on world markets today. The scheme works by placing a limit or a 'cap' on the amount of carbon dioxide participating installations - currently around 10,500 across the European Union - can emit every year. If an installation emits more than its allowance, it must either pay a very hefty fine or buy surplus allowances from companies that have managed to stay below their limit. The system ensures that overall CO2 emissions from the plants covered are cut in the most cost effective way. No publisher ghicaale CO2 emissions emission trading scheme carbon dioxide global warming emission unit greenhouse gas emission climate change CO2 credit EU ETS 2008-04-22T10:35:00+01:00 File Climate for a transport change. TERM 2007: indicators tracking transport and environment in the European Union No publisher EEA (European Environment Agency) TERM road transport air quality biofuel air pollution climate change non-motorised transport freight transport rail global warming water transport air transport aviation emissions from transport land use transport TERM indicators 2008-03-03T13:50:00+01:00 Publication 50 years of protecting Europe's environment Today the European Union has the most environmentally friendly arsenal of rules in the world and has done more to tackle pressing ecological problems, such as climate change, than any other major power. But it has not always been like this. Caring for the environment did not feature in the Treaty of Rome, the document that gave birth to the modern day EU. Yet environmental problems were never far away. Europe’s love affair with the car was moving into top gear, industry was busy belching out pollutants and raw sewage was being pumped into our rivers and seas. No publisher ghicaale first environmental policies electronic waste Rhine emission trading scheme climate change recycling acid rain Stavros Dimas natura2000 sea natural parc air quality begining of environmental policy hazardous waste nature REACH river basin management bathing water smog waste Kyoto protocol 2010 biodiversity target waste management asbestos biodiversity loss fine dust global warming coast ultrafine particle biodiversity rubbish freshwater pollution green economy recycled material chemicals low-carbon economy fossil fuel raw materials river EU ETS 2008-02-27T18:02:38+01:00 File Capturing Carbon: A new front in the fight against climate change Global warming is one of the biggest issues of our time. To meet the targets set for reducing CO2 emissions, it's widely accepted that new technology will play an important role, sometimes as a "bridging technology", while alternative sustainable energy sources are being developed. One of the most promising technologies is Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS). This a means of capturing CO2 from sources such as power plants, compressing the CO2 and storing it away safely in geological formations underground or under the seabed instead of releasing it into the atmosphere. No publisher ghicaale CO2 oxy-fuel combustion powerplant climate change air pollution energy production global warming coal greenhouse gas emission carbon sink carbon dioxide carbon storage carbon capture 2008-02-22T13:24:34+01:00 File Curbing CO2 emissions from road transport Road transport generates about one fifth of the EU's CO2 emissions, with passenger cars responsible for around 12%. This makes it the second most important source of greenhouse gases. Although there have been significant improvements over recent years in vehicle technology, these have not been enough to neutralise the effect of increases in traffic and car size. No publisher ghicaa car industry LIFE technological innovation climate change road transport waterway rail biofuel tire public transport second generation biofuels bicycle lane green technology transport emissions automobile manufacturer greenhouse gas emissions fossil fuel bus passenger transport global warming fuel consumption cycle CO2 air pollution tram car CO2 emissions 2008-02-22T13:23:50+01:00 File Reducing climate impacts from international aviation: Europe leads the way The European Commission is proposing legislation to bring the aviation sector into the European Union's pioneering emissions trading scheme (EU ETS) in order to control the rapid growth in CO2 emissions from air travel. Until now airlines have not been subject to the constraints on energy consumption or greenhouse gas emissions that other businesses have to live with. Emissions from domestic flights are covered by the Kyoto Protocol's emission targets for developed countries, but international aviation - which makes up the vast majority of flights - is not. In addition, jet fuel for international flights has historically been exempted from taxation. Hence the need for policy action. No publisher ghicaale tourism CO2 greenhouse gas emissions fuel consumption emission trading scheme climate change technological innovation global warming CO2 emissions green technology fuel efficiency EU ETS kyoto protocol fuel air transport emissions aviation air traffic air transport 2008-02-22T13:22:21+01:00 File Europe leads the fight against climate change The Earth is rapidly getting warmer, threatening serious and even catastrophic disruption to our societies and to the natural environment on which we depend. Over the course of the 20th century the average temperature increased by around 0.6 C globally, by almost 1 C in Europe and by no less than 5 C in the Arctic. This man-made warming is already having many disruptive effects around the globe. Sea levels are rising as a result of melting glaciers and ice sheets, threatening to flood low-lying communities. Extreme weather conditions; floods, droughts, storms are becoming more severe, more frequent and more costly in some parts of the world. And many endangered species may be pushed to extinction over the coming decades as climate change affects their traditional habitats. No publisher ghicaale greenhouse gas emissions energy efficiency CO2 emissions emission trading scheme climate change emission unit kyoto targets global warming Climate Action Network kyoto protocol renewable energy CO2 credit EU ETS biofuel 2008-02-22T12:29:34+01:00 File Better management of municipal waste will reduce greenhouse gas emissions No publisher EEA (European Environment Agency) greenhouse gas emissions waste management climate change recycling waste recovery global warming landfill waste incineration municipal waste generation waste municipal waste burning waste 2008-01-31T10:00:00+01:00 Publication Climate change: the cost of inaction and the cost of adaptation No publisher EEA (European Environment Agency) energy demand integrated assessment ecosystem services climate change consequences climate change costs of inaction global warming adaptation strategy cross-sectoral adaptation economic assessment climate change adaptation coastal areas water shortage human health tourism extreme weather event agriculture winter sport policy instruments costs of adaptation 2007-12-19T08:55:00+01:00 Publication