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Increase of average yearly temperature (2000-2017) above the 20th century average in selected cities in Europe [1] Climate change has resulted in an increase in temperature of 2.3 °C (4.14 °F) (2022) in Europe compared to pre-industrial levels. Europe is the fastest warming continent in the world. [2] Europe's climate is getting warmer due to ...
Since the late 1970s, the European Union's (EU) policy has been to develop and drive appropriate measures to improve air quality throughout the EU. The control of emissions from mobile sources, improving fuel quality and promoting and integrating environmental protection requirements into the transport and energy sector are part of these aims.
In July 2021, several European countries were affected by severe floods. Some were catastrophic, causing deaths and widespread damage. The floods started in the United Kingdom as flash floods causing some property damage and inconvenience. Later floods affected several river basins across Europe including Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Germany ...
The July 2019 European heat wave affected France heavily, with temperatures over 40°C. In France, climate change has caused some the greatest annual temperature increases registered in any country in Europe. [1] The 2019 heat wave saw record temperatures of 46.0 °C. [2] Heat waves and other extreme weather events are expected to increase with ...
e. The environmental movement (sometimes referred to as the ecology movement) is a social movement that aims to protect the natural world from harmful environmental practices in order to create sustainable living. [1] Environmentalists advocate the just and sustainable management of resources and stewardship of the environment through changes ...
The continent of Europe comprise a large part of the Palearctic ecozone, with many unique biomes and ecoregions. Biogeographically, Europe is tied closely to Siberia, commonly known as the Euro-Siberian region. The European Environmental Agency (EEA) divides Europe into a total of eleven terrestrial biogeographical regions and seven regional ...
The European Union (EU) Environmental Policy was initiated in 1973 with the "Environmental Action Programme" at which point the Environmental Unit was formed (named Directorate General for the Environment in 1981 ). The policy has thereafter evolved "to cover a vast landscape of different topics enacted over many decades" (Reuters [ 1]) and in ...
The European Environmental Bureau ( EEB) is a network of around 180 environmental citizens' organisations based in more than 40 countries, [ 2] representing local, national, European, and international groups in European Union Member States and some accession and neighbouring countries. It plays a prominent role in defending and promoting ...