Impacts of Europe's changing climate. An indicator-based assessment
The impacts of climate change on Europe's environment and society are shown in this report. Past trends in the climate, its current state and possible future changes are presented using 22 selected…
The aim of this report is to describe the development of a typology for urban background and streets in the Urban Hotspot Air Quality Analysis project of the ETC/ACC.
European exchange of air quality monitoring meta information in 2002
Current air quality legislation of the European Union, Council Decision (97/101/EC), requires the Commission to prepare a technical report on a yearly basis, combining the meta information and air…
One of the pathways to follow in order to achieve the goals for sustainable development is an increased reliance on renewable energy, among others solar, wind and biomass energy that are all three…
A good climate for clean air: linkages between climate change and air pollution
Understanding the factors driving demand for transportation in industrialised countries is important in addressing a range of environmental issues. Previous work has identified demographic factors as…
Climate impacts from international aviation and shipping; State-of-the-art on climate impacts, allocation and mitigation policies
Assessment of the latest policy developments and scientific findings on development of greenhouse gas emissions from international aviation and shipping, impacts on climate, allocation options…
Air pollution and climate change policies in Europe: exploring linkages and the added value of an integrated approach
There is an increasing awareness in both the science and policy communities of the importance of addressing the linkages between the traditional air pollutants and greenhouse gases. Many of the…
The book considers an array of state-of-the-art coupling and modelling concepts. First the relevant Earth system cycles are presented, followed by a discussion on scale issues and multiple equilibria…
Environmental (in)equity in the Netherlands - A case study on the distribution of environmental quality in the Rijnmond region
As a part of a broader investigation on environmental inequity in the Netherlands, an exploratory case study on the socio-economic distribution on (perceived) environmental quality was carried out in…