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The European Climate Change Programme (ECCP) was launched in June 2000 by the European Union 's European Commission, with the purpose of avoiding dangerous climate change . The goal of the ECCP is to identify, develop and implement all the necessary elements of an EU strategy to implement the Kyoto Protocol.
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 ...
Omai gold mine tailing dam breach in Guyana, 1995. Marcopper mining disaster in the Philippines, March 1996. Doñana disaster, tailings dam breach of the Los Frailes zinc/silver mine in Spain, April 1998. Aitik mine, tailings dam failure in Sweden, September 2000. Martin County sludge spill in Kentucky, October 2000.
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 ...
European Mobility Week: 09–16 to 09–22: September 16 to 22 Bike Week: 06: second week in June Recycle Week [199] 06: 20 to 26 June 2011 Zero Waste Week: first week of September Green Office Week: European Week for Waste Reduction (EWWR) 11: 9 days, last complete week in November Science Literacy Week (Canada) [200] 16–22: September No Car Day
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 ...
Environmental disasters in Ukraine (1 C, 10 P) Environmental disasters in the United Kingdom (1 C, 14 P)
Climate change — Global warming • Global dimming • Fossil fuels • Sea level rise • Greenhouse gas • Ocean acidification • Shutdown of thermohaline circulation • Environmental impact of the coal industry • Urban heat islands • Flooding. Environmental degradation — Loss of biodiversity • Habitat destruction • Invasive ...