This report presents an assessment of the main and most recent developments in the use of market-based instruments in European environmental policy. The report covers a range of instruments which are used as tools to achieve environmental objectives. These instruments include: environmental taxe...
As a follow-up to earlier European Environment Agency (EEA) research into the role of green infrastructure (GI) networks and the multiple ecosystem services provided (EEA, 2011a and 2014), the objective of this study is to explore and demonstrate how GI contributes to mitigating adverse effects ...
In summer 2004, the levels of ground-level ozone were high in southern Europe with widespread exceedances of the information threshold value (180 µg/m3), as laid down in the ozone directive (2002/3/EC). The exceedances of the information threshold were similar to earlier years, except for summer...