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This is the page of the European Environment Agency (EEA), an agency of the European Union. Currently, the EEA has 33 member countries.
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Our task is to provide sound, independent information on the environment. We are a major information source for those involved in developing, adopting, implementing and evaluating environmental policy, and also the general public.

30/10/2026

Alpine glaciers are shrinking at dramatic rates. 🏔️ These vulnerable environments are facing a range of pressures, including climate change.

Using data from Copernicus Land Service and In-Situ, we can track their changes over time. Here we see how the glaciers in Hohe Tauern National Park in Austria have shrunk over the past decades. Changes in snow and ice cover ❄️ don't just transform mountain landscapes. They also affect ecosystems 🌿 , downstream water 💧 availability and hydropower generation.

With our long-standing CORINE Land Cover product, we can explore how glacier and snow cover in the Alps have changed between 1990 and 2024.
By monitoring these changes, we can better understand how Europe's landscapes are evolving and support informed decisions for the future.

Want to learn more about CORINE Land Cover? Explore the product here: https://land.copernicus.eu/en/products/corine-land-cover

Note that the CORINE Land Cover 2024 data are expected to become publicly available next year - follow CLMS on LinkedIn to know when they’re here, and in the meantime enjoy this little preview.

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29/10/2026

A Halloween 🎃 🍂 ecological ‘thriller’?
They arrive uninvited, terrorise and outcompete native species and cost our nature dearly. They are the ultimate 'body snatchers' of our ecosystems.

🎙️ 🍃 In our latest ‘Europe’s climate and environment’ podcast episode we delve into Europe’s most wanted: invasive animal and plant species.

Not necessarily a ‘monster list’ of ghosts or goblins, but species like the Asian hornet (Vespa velutina) – one of 114 invasive species listed by the European Union – do real damage to local, native species and can tip the balance.

Like other invaders, this hornet has spread quickly across many European countries and poses a direct threat to native insect species, including key pollinators.

How concerned should we be about invasive animal and plant species? What about their impacts on our nature?

In this episode we sit down with our nature experts Christina Baritaki and Brian MacSharry as well as students from the Danmarks Medie- og Journalisthøjskole (Danish School of Media and Journalism - DMJX) to discuss the impacts and challenges and actions the EU is taking against these invaders.

As Christina makes clear, invasive species “are one of the five main causes of biodiversity loss” in Europe.

“They are a big pressure often locally, but also across a wider region as well, where they exacerbate,” local conditions, adds Brian.

Both stressed that early detection and action like rapid containment, and eradication is key to manage the spread of the species which often get in via human-aided transport like shipping.

🔎 The discussion is particularly important amid discussions on invasive species happening at the biodiversity in Armenia where there is work ongoing on early detection, rapid response, data sharing and technical cooperation, including the launch of a first global invasive alien species strategy.

🎧 Follow the EEA podcast discussion to find out more about the challenges, our invasive species data map and more. Now available wherever you get your podcasts or via the link below.

🔗 Podbean https://europesclimateandenvironmentaudio.podbean.com/

28/10/2026

What we eat has a bigger impact on the environment than any other area of consumption. In 2023, food accounted for 46% of the EU's total consumption footprint, making it by far the largest contributor, ahead of housing (20%), mobility (19%), household goods (9%) and appliances (6%).

While the EU economy has grown significantly over the past fifteen years, the environmental impact of consumption has grown only slightly. However, evidence suggests that current levels of consumption already exceed Europe's fair share of several planetary boundaries, including those related to climate change and pollution. Without stronger action, the EU's consumption footprint is expected to grow further by 2030.

Reducing the footprint of food consumption represents one of the greatest opportunities to lower Europe's overall environmental impact. This can be achieved by reducing food waste, choosing foodstuffs with a lower environmental footprint, supporting more sustainable food production systems and consuming only what is needed.

Read more about this topic: https://www.eea.europa.eu/en/analysis/indicators/consumption-footprint-based-on-life

27/10/2026

Today, the European Commission launched the Climate Resilience Framework, and the EEA stands ready to support it with the knowledge, data and tools Europe needs. Climate change does not stop at national borders, and neither should our response. 🌍

The EEA "shall act as a centre of excellence on climate resilience and climate adaptation" - the framework gives the Agency a substantially more explicit and operational role in EU climate-resilience governance.

While preparing for the upcoming tasks, we are:

🧭 Launching the Navigator of Climate Resilience Tools, a catalogue of 100 interactive tools to assess climate risks, plan adaptation measures and monitor progress, each reviewed by EEA experts with the support of our Eionet network

📄 Publishing the methodology for the second European Climate Risk Assessment (EUCRA-2), which will be designed around users’ needs and developed together with stakeholders

“Building resilience requires not just an understanding of climate risks, but also the right tools to act on them,” says our Executive Director Leena Ylä-Mononen.

Read more: https://www.eea.europa.eu/en/newsroom/news/eea-welcomes-the-climate-resilience-framework-and-launches-new-tools-to-help-europe-prepare

27/10/2026

Do not miss tomorrow's discussion on restoring nature, from commitments to action.

📅 28 October 🕢 7:30–8:45 CET
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N44kfafZuwY

27/10/2026

Are Europe's hospitals prepared for the ongoing climate change and its effects?
The European Climate and Health Observatory has launched a Europe-wide survey to understand how educational and healthcare facilities are prepared for the impacts of extreme weather 🔥⛈️🌊
We invite healthcare leaders, sustainability managers, facility managers and others in similar management roles to share their experiences:

👉 Take the healthcare survey: https://s2survey.net/resilience_of_hospitals/

The survey is available in all European languages and remain open until 20 November 2026. Findings will be published on the Observatory portal in 2027 in aggregated form, without identifying individual facilities.
Please take part and share the survey with relevant contacts across your networks. Your voice can help make Europe’s schools and hospitals become resilient for the future.

26/10/2026

Global warming is now expected to exceed 1.5°C, according to the UN Environment Programme’s Emissions Gap Report 2026, published recently. The report therefore asks a different question: how to keep that overshoot as small and short as possible, and how to bring temperatures back below 1.5°C by the end of the century.

📉 UNEP’s answer is that global greenhouse gas emissions would need to fall by 18% by 2030 and 45% by 2035, compared with 2025 levels, limiting peak warming to 1.7–1.8°C around mid-century. Full delivery of current national climate pledges would reduce emissions by only 5–8% by 2030.

🇪🇺 The EU’s contribution goes beyond its own commitment to reach climate neutrality by 2050. Through instruments such as the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, and through cooperation with neighbouring countries, EU climate policy also helps raise ambition beyond its borders.

📊 Next week, we will publish Trends and projections in Europe 2026, our annual assessment of progress towards the EU’s climate and energy targets. Alongside the latest EU data, it looks at how EFTA and Energy Community countries are progressing on their own path to decarbonisation.

🔔 Follow the EEA to be notified when the report is released.
Read the UNEP report: https://www.unep.org/en/news-and-stories/press-release/new-unep-report-lays-out-emission-cuts-needed-return-15degc

26/10/2026

How does noise pollution affect us?

Well, it can impact us all, but some like children, older adults and people with pre-existing health conditions may suffer more health wise due to excessive transport noise.

These noise health impacts are not distributed equally, according to the EEA briefing 'Transport noise, vulnerabilities and inequalities,' out today, which points to not only certain age groups as being more vulnerable but also social inequalities and environmental disadvantages which can make the impact of transport noise pollution more acute.

The analysis looks at available evidence on differences in susceptibility as well as variation in exposure to noise and how this links to potential differences in the health effects of transport noise across population groups.
The analysis supports combining population-wide noise reduction measures with targeted actions to better protect vulnerable and disproportionately exposed populations.

While evidence is limited, some studies point to stronger associations between transport noise exposure and outcomes such as heart attacks, mortality, and sleep disturbance among older adults than among the general population.

Even when relative risks are similar across age groups, the higher prevalence of chronic disease among older adults may increase their likelihood of experiencing certain adverse health effects associated with transport noise.
Children are also at increased risk, with research showing that noise exposure can lead to impaired reading ability, overweight issues and behavioural difficulties in children, a point also made in the recent EEA Environmental Noise in Europe report from last year.

Further, some potentially disadvantaged groups may be more likely to live in areas exposed to higher noise levels.

Find out more in the EEA briefing: https://www.eea.europa.eu/en/newsroom/news/better-targeted-actions-needed-to-tackle-unequal-impacts-of-noise-pollution-for-vulnerable-groups

26/10/2026

🌿 How do we turn nature restoration commitments into action?
At , the European Environment Agency and IUCN will bring together policymakers and experts to discuss how countries can move from global restoration targets to effective implementation.
Join us for Restoring nature: From commitments to action, with:
🔹Ms. Jessika Roswall, European Commissioner for Environment, Water Resilience and a Competitive Circular Economy
🔹Dr. Grethel Aguilar, Director General, IUCN
🔹Mr. Ivo Marcin, Deputy Minister of the Environment of Czechia
🔹Ms. Klodiana Marika, Director of Biodiversity,
Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Albania

Moderated by Riyong Kim, EEA Head of Environment and Sustainability.
📅 28 October | 10:30–11:45
📍 IUCN Pavilion, Forum Room A
Watch it ONLINE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N44kfafZuwY

23/10/2026

Are Europe's schools prepared for the ongoing climate change?

The European Climate and Health Observatory has launched two Europe-wide surveys to understand how educational and healthcare facilities are prepared for the impacts of extreme weather 🔥⛈️🌊

This one focuses on our schools.

We invite education leaders, sustainability managers, facility managers and others in similar management roles to share their experiences:

👉 Take the education survey
https://s2survey.net/education-resilience/

The surveys are available in all European languages and remain open until 13 November 2026.

Findings will be published on the Observatory portal in 2027 in aggregated form, without identifying individual facilities.

Please take part and share the surveys with relevant contacts across your networks. Your voice can help make Europe’s schools and hospitals become resilient for the future.

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