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Premature deaths caused by environmental pollution
Key messages: Environmental pollution contributes to at least 10% of annual premature deaths in the EU, with air and noise pollution posing significant health risks, including respiratory and cardiovascular ... Policy interventions targeting pollution reduction are critical to reducing the environmental burden of disease and protecting public health in Europe. ...
The effect of environmental noise on children’s reading ability and behaviour in Europe
This briefing provides information about the effect of environmental noise from road, rail and air transport on children’s reading ability and behaviour in Europe, to support EU policy responses. ... It is based on data submitted by EEA member countries under the EU’s Environmental Noise Directive (END). ...
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ETC ST Report 2024/5: Horizon scanning 2024: Results of the EEA – Eionet participatory horizon scan to identify emerging issues relevant to the environment and environmental policy
The study identifies 14 emerging developments that may significantly affect environmental policies and practices across Europe. ... This systematic process to detect weak signals (topics not yet prominent in research, media coverage, or political agendas) aims to support proactive decision-making and inform upcoming policy debates ... Horizon scanning for environmental policy is an approach to identify novel trends with potentially far-reaching implications that remain underexplored. ...
European Climate Risk Assessment for businesses: preparing for a resilient and competitive business in 2025
The Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP) is organising an event dedicated to private sector businesses to discuss the main challenges identified in the EEA’s European Climate Risk Assessment ...
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Abbreviations, end notes and references — SOER synthesisNew
CBD Convention on Biological Diversity CFC Chlorofluorocarbons CFP EU Common Fisheries Policy CH4 Methane CO Carbon monoxide CO2 Carbon dioxide CSI EEA Core Set of Indicators DALY Disability-adjusted ... life years dB Decibel DMC Domestic material consumption DWD EU Drinking Water Directive EBD Environmental Burden of Disease EC European Communities EEA European Environment Agency EFTA European Free Trade ... Association EMC Environmentally-weighted material consumption ENER EEA energy indicators EPR EU Environment Policy Review EQS EU Environmental Quality Standards Directive EU European ...
ETC ST Report 2024/7: Foresight and Policy: Future-Proofing the Assumptions Behind Policies for a Greener EuropeNew
This report offers an in-depth foresight assessment that critically evaluates and questions the foundational assumptions of European environmental policies related to the Green Deal. ... This approach reveals the cascading effects, entrenched cognitive biases, and intricate interdependencies present in policy design. ... environmental uncertainty. ...
IEEP event: European Climate Risk Assessment for businesses - preparing for a resilient and competitive business in 2025
The Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP) is organising an event dedicated to private sector businesses to discuss the main challenges identified in the EEA’s European Climate Risk Assessment ... This event is organised by IEEP with the participation of the EEA and the Climate Risk Assessment Centre (CERAC) Belgium, the support of the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and the contribution of Sweco ...
Policy briefing: 2024 climate and health policy priorities for Europe
The 2-page policy briefing by the Lancet Countdown Europe (LCDE), in collaboration with ASPHER , CP ME and HEAL , summarizes the key priority areas for Europe to focus on to prevent and ... The policy priorities include: prevention of heat-related health impacts prioritisation of reducing climate-relate health inequalities urgent, coordinated action on climate and health across ...
ETC ST Report 2023/1: Emerging issues of policy relevance for land use and circular economy: Insights from the Eionet Participatory Horizon Scanning Pilot 2022
Horizon scanning is a systematic process encompassing the identification of weak signals of emerging trends, events and issues of policy relevance. ... Emerging environmental issues are phenomena that are completely new, which are known but new to environmental policymakers, or known but controversial or uncertain, including changes to the understanding ... It aims to plant seeds and trigger curiosity around the risks and opportunities these issues may pose to the environment and environmental policy at the EU and at the country level. ...