Annual
European Community greenhouse gas inventory 1990–2007
and inventory report 2009
This
report is the annual submission of the greenhouse gas inventory
of the European Community to the United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol. It
presents greenhouse gas emissions between 1990 and 2007
for EU-27, EU-15, individual Member States and economic
sector.
Greenhouse gas emission trends and
projections in Europe 2009
This
report presents an assessment of the current and projected
progress of EU Member States, EU candidate countries and
other EEA member countries towards their respective targets
under the Kyoto Protocol and of progress towards the EU
target for 2020. This is based on their past greenhouse
gas emissions between 1990 and 2007, and the projected greenhouse
gas emissions of these countries during the Kyoto commitment
period 2008-2012 and for 2020, derived from data and related
information they provided before 1 June 2009.
Impacts
of Europe's changing climate - 2008 indicator-based assessment
The
report presents past and projected climate change and impacts
in Europe by means of about 40 indicators and identifies
sectors and regions most vulnerable with a high need for
adaptation. The report covers the following indicator categories:
atmosphere and climate, cryosphere, marine biodiversity
and ecosystems, water quantity (including river floods and
droughts), freshwater quality and biodiversity, terrestrial
ecosystems and biodiversity, soil, agriculture and forestry,
human health. Furthermore the report shows the need for
adaptation actions at EU, national and regional level and
the need for enhanced monitoring, data collection and exchange
and reducing uncertainties in projections. The report is
a joined effort of the European Environment Agency (EEA),
the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC-IES)
and the World Health Organisation Europe (WHO).
Regional climate change and adaptation — The Alps
facing the challenge of changing water resources
Spanning
the centre of continental Europe, the Alps play a crucial
role in accumulating and supplying water to the continent.
As such, they deliver vital ecosystem services both within
and beyond the region, underpinning social and economic
wellbeing in vast lowland areas. Troublingly, the alpine
climate has changed significantly during the past century,
with temperatures increasing more than twice the global
average. Drawing on the most recent knowledge of climate
change impacts in the Alps and experiences across the region,
this report analyses the risks that climate change presents
to the region's water supply and quality, identifying needs,
constraints, opportunities, policy levers and options for
adaptation. It extracts policy guidance on adaptation practice
and aims to assist regional and local stakeholders in developing
robust adaptation strategies.
Da European Environment
Agency
