The North-east Atlantic Ocean is a part of the Atlantic Ocean and is dominated by deep ocean basins, except the Celtic Sea, the shelf along the Bay of Biscay and Iberian coast. The formation of the North Atlantic deep water is one of the driving forces for the thermohaline circulation of the...

The projected progress of the EU Member States and candidate countries towards reaching their Kyoto Protocol targets by 2010 is analysed in this report. The analysis is based on national programmes. For each country the report shows projected emissions and the sectors that are contributing most,...

This report describes the further development of data-flow analysis for integrated assessment (DAFIA) as a tool for supporting data delivery and data manipulation. DAFIA focuses on visualisation of data flows for structuring the coherence of core indicators. It will be applicable as a planning...

This report contains the proceedings and follow-up to date of the second workshop on contaminated sites held in Dublin in November 1999. The report analyses the results of a test regional data collection and presents a proposal for regional indicators on contaminated sites.

This report serves as the annual submission of the European Community (EC) to the UNFCCC. It presents the greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory of the EC, the EC GHG inventory process and methods and GHG inventory data of its individual Member States for 1990-2000. The GHG inventory data of the EC MS...

Data on emissions of air pollutants in the European Community from 1990-2000 are presented in this report. The emissions data cover acidifying pollutants, ozone precursor substances and other air pollutants: SOx (sulphur oxides), NOX (nitrogen oxides), NH3 (ammonia), NMVOCs (non-methane volatile...

This publication provides an overview of the available evidence of the relationship between the physical environment and children's health. It identifies both research needs and policy priorities to protect children's health from environmental hazards. The report was prepared by the WHO European...

This report provides policy-makers with the information needed to assess how effectively environmental policies and concerns are being integrated into energy policies. This is achieved with the help of selected indicators measuring progress. The report concludes that, while there have been some...

Progress on combating climate change is assessed by comparing projections of greenhouse gas emissions for 2010 with the Kyoto Protocol (burden sharing) targets for the EU and the Member States as required under the EU greenhouse gas monitoring mechanism (99/296/EC). The report also compares...

This report presents the results of a study of the discharge of river water and river sediment load into the Black Sea. Intended for Black Sea researchers, it is published in English and Russian as a contribution to cooperation between EEA and the Black Sea Commission. The volume of river water...