UPDATED #EEAIndicator: With stricter CO2 emission targets in force since 2020, average #emissions measured during type-approval from all new #passengercars registered in Europe fell by 12% between 2019 and 2020, and a further 12.5% 2020-2021.
More info: https://www.eea.europa.eu/ims/co2-performance-of-new-passenger

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUEnvironment/status/1687014653325361152

Time for our #Fridayfacts: Which of the following EU 🇪🇺country generated the largest amount of waste🗑️per person in 2020 (excluding mineral waste)?
More info & the answer can be found in our #EEAindicator on #wastegeneration ⬇️: https://www.eea.europa.eu/ims/waste-generation-and-decoupling-in-europe

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUEnvironment/status/1677292854719270915

Reductions in surface water pH are observed across the global ocean.

The increasing ocean #acidification is already impacting marine organisms.

To find more information on the current situation, check out our #EEAindicator: https://lnkd.in/ewKa7iQS

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUEnvironment/status/1653420961134268417

Persistent organic pollutants (#POPs) #bioaccumulate and harm human health. But, good news: in recent years the emissions of POPs have continued to fall, thanks to environmental action at EU and international levels.

Check out our #EEAindicator: https://lnkd.in/dtmQQfq6

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUEnvironment/status/1642812637606998017

Updated #EEAindicator on circular material use in Europe:
In 2021, recycled material accounted for 11.7% of material used, an increase of less than 1 percentage point since 2010. https://www.eea.europa.eu/ims/circular-material-use-rate-in-europe #CircularEconomy

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUEnvironment/status/1635277264714862592

#EEAindicator: Over the last decade, the total area covered by #Marine Protected Areas in the EU has increased substantially.

However, efforts will need to increase significantly to achieve the EU #biodiversity strategy target.

More info: https://lnkd.in/diDA_aSg

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUEnvironment/status/1632738370425061377

#EEAindicator: The share of the EU’s #agricultural land under #organicfarming is increasing, up from 5.8% in 2012 to 9.1% in 2020.

Despite this, the rate of converting land needs to be higher if we are going to reach the 25% target by 2030.

Read more: https://lnkd.in/d3DeD3m2

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUEnvironment/status/1625800031734321152

For the answer, check out our #EEAindicator: https://www.eea.europa.eu/ims/use-of-collective-transport-modes

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUEnvironment/status/1621815483568738305

#EEAindicator: Water scarcity affected 29% of the EU territory during at least one season in 2019. Learn more about the situation in Europe and what additional efforts are needed to ensure sustainable water use.

👉 https://lnkd.in/eMBM22Tn

#waterscarcity #sustainablewateruse

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUEnvironment/status/1620396914071203847

UPDATED #EEAIndicator The total concentration of #greenhousegases and other forcing agents, including cooling aerosols, reached 465 parts per million CO2 equivalents in 2020. This is around the peak level that the IPCC states 'should not be exceeded'
https://www.eea.europa.eu/ims/atmospheric-greenhouse-gas-concentrations

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUEnvironment/status/1618615267021717504

For the answer, check our updated #EEAindicator on #waterscarcity conditions in #Europe: https://www.eea.europa.eu/ims/use-of-freshwater-resources-in-europe-1 #drought #climatechange #water

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUEnvironment/status/1616375030639640576

#EEAindicator: Did you know that #heavymetals like #cadmium, #mercury and #lead accumulate in ecosystems and damage human health? Thanks to European policies, emissions of heavy metals across Europe have gone down from 1990 levels.

Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/g3CzTTGr

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUEnvironment/status/1612443839478009863

#EEAindicator: The global mean sea level (GMSL) in 2021 was the highest ever measured. Since 1900 it has risen about 21cm, at an accelerating rate.

How much is the European sea level estimated to rise in the future depending on different scenarios?

➡️https://lnkd.in/dXfKSWfw

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUEnvironment/status/1605589709601775618

Pesticides can contaminate waterbodies and, if their concentrations are above critical thresholds, they can be harmful to the #environment.
More in updated #EEAindicator on #pesticides in #rivers, #lakes and #groundwater in Europe: https://www.eea.europa.eu/ims/pesticides-in-rivers-lakes-and #waterquality

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUEnvironment/status/1600788206219235328

Most air pollutant emissions from #transport have declined in Europe since 1990 but the development is not equal across transport modes or specific pollutants.
More in our updated #EEAindicator: https://www.eea.europa.eu/ims/emissions-of-air-pollutants-from
#airquality #environment #health

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUEnvironment/status/1600081281554952193

Today is #WorldSoilDay
What is the progress in the management of contaminated sites in #Europe?
Check out our updated #EEAindicator: https://www.eea.europa.eu/ims/progress-in-the-management-of
#soilcontamination #SoilHealth

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/i/web/status/1599719334128979968

#EEAindicator updated: In 2021, there were about 27,000 #Natura2000 sites, covering 18.6% of the EU’s land area and 8.9% of its marine territory. These protected areas offer a haven to Europe's most valuable and threatened species and habitats.🍄🪲🏞️

👉https://www.eea.europa.eu/ims/natura-2000-sites-designated-under

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EUEnvironment/status/1595431498429378561

#Fridayfacts!
Buildings 🏥🏨🏫use #energy for heating, cooling lighting, which release #GHGemissions. Between 2005-2020, EU emissions from #buildings were reduced by...

#EEAindicator #RenovationWave #climatechange #energyefficiency #EUGreenDeal
More info
https://www.eea.europa.eu/ims/greenhouse-gas-emissions-from-energy

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EUEnvironment/status/1588489495208669184

📢#EEAindicator: Annual #electriccar registrations for the year were close to 1,729,000, up from 1,061,000 in 2020. This represents an increase from 10.7% to 17.8% in the share of total new car registrations in just one year. More in our indicator:
https://www.eea.europa.eu/ims/new-registrations-of-electric-vehicles

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EUEnvironment/status/1588165771762581504

What is the status of #fish and #shellfish stocks in European seas? #EEAindicator
more info: https://www.eea.europa.eu/ims/status-of-marine-fish-and

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EUEnvironment/status/1584880911564230657