Nuclear closure and decommissioning is an inevitable process facing many EU member states, regardless of current policy. Several member states have also indicated that they will eventually phase out nuclear power completely in the longer term. Affected host communities will have to deal with soc...
This report illustrates the activities and outcomes of the Exploratory Research Activity (ERA) ‘Space matters: How to develop a common methodology for CityLabs’, developed by the Territorial Development Unit of the Joint Research Centre (JRC) between October 2021 and September 2022. The main aim...
The Joint Research Centre of the European Commission (JRC) has been organizing Proficiency Testing (PT) exercises for air pollutants regulated by European Directive 2008/50/EC and following amendments for more than a decade. The participation is mandatory for the EU Member States National Refere...
This certification report describes the processing and characterisation of ERM®-FA013ch, a batch of Charpy V-notch alloy steel certified reference test pieces certified for the average absorbed energy (KV). Sets of five of these test pieces are used for the indirect verification of pendulum impa...
In this report, we quantify the long-term economic impacts of coastal flooding in Europe, in particular, how the direct coastal damages generate long-term economic losses that propagate and compound throughout the century. We integrate a set of probabilistic projections of inundation-related mon...
The accuracy of the JRC crop yield forecasts is assessed after each growing season using officially published national crop yields. This should improve the operational use of the MARS-Crop Yield Forecasting System (MCYFS). This report contains the quality assessment for 2018. All forecasted crop...
The mission of the European Commission Atmospheric Observatory is to benchmark the impact of European policies and international conventions on air pollution and climate forcing at critical locations. At the JRC-Ispra site, located in one of the most polluted area of Europe, we measure greenhous...
The Best Available Techniques (BAT) Reference Document (BREF) for the Textiles Industry is part of a series of documents presenting the results of an exchange of information between EU Member States, the industries concerned, non-governmental organisations promoting environmental protection, and...
This certification report describes the processing and characterisation of ERM® -FA415as, a batch of Charpy V-notch alloy steel certified reference test pieces certified for the average absorbed energy (KV). Sets of five of these test pieces are used for the indirect verification of pendulum imp...
The Best Available Techniques (BAT) Reference Document (BREF) for Common Waste Gas Management and Treatment Systems in the Chemical Sector is part of a series of documents presenting the results of an exchange of information between EU Member States, the industries concerned, non-governmental or...