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The report provides the annual update of the European air quality concentration maps and population and vegetation exposure estimates for human health related indicators of pollutants PM10 (annual average, 90.4 percentile of daily means), PM2.5 (annual average), ozone (93.2 percentile of maximum daily 8-hour means, peak season average of maximum daily 8-hour means, SOMO35, SOMO10), NO2 (annual average) and benzo(a)pyrene (annual average), and vegetation related ozone indicators (AOT40 for vegetation and for forests) for the year 2023. The report contains also maps of Phytotoxic ozone dose (PODY) for selected crops (wheat, potato and tomato) and trees (spruce and beech) and NOx annual average map for the same year 2023. The trends in exposure estimates in the period 2005-2023 are summarized. The analysis for 2023 is based on the interpolation of the annual statistics of the 2023 observational data reported by the EEA member and cooperating countries and other voluntary reporting countries and stored in the Air Quality e-reporting database, complemented, when needed, with measurements from additional sources. The mapping method is the Regression – Interpolation – Merging Mapping (RIMM). It combines monitoring data, chemical transport model results and other supplementary data using linear regression model followed by kriging of its residuals (residual kriging). The report presents the mapping results and gives an uncertainty analysis of the interpolated maps. It also presents concentration change in 2023 in comparison to the 5-year average 2018-2022 using the difference maps and exposure estimates.
European Topic Centre on Human Health and the Environment (ETC HE)
2025
The report presents interim 2024 maps for PM10 annual average, PM2.5 annual average, O3 indicator peak season average of maximum daily 8-hour means, and NO2 annual average. The maps have been produced based on the 2024 non-validated E2a (UTD) data of the AQ e-reporting database, the CAMS Ensemble Forecast modelling data and other supplementary data. Together with the concentration maps, the inter-annual differences between 5-year average 2019-2023 and 2024 are presented (using the 2019-2023 regular and the 2024 interim maps), as well as basic exposure estimates based on the interim maps.
European Topic Centre on Human Health and the Environment (ETC HE)
2025
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EEA´s revision of the European air quality index bands
The European Air quality index has been updated and now its bands take into consideration the World Health Organization global air quality guidelines, published in 2021. A subindex per pollutant is calculated based on hourly data (including for PM, for which running 24-hours averages were considered before) and on the risk of short-term mortality. The worst pollutant subindex categorizes the index. The health messages linked to the different index categories remain unchanged.
European Topic Centre on Human Health and the Environment (ETC HE)
2025
Monitoring air quality around airports and nearby cities is crucial to understanding the role of emissions from air traffic and other airport activities. This report analyses air quality in 23 European airports, revealing limited observations in and around airport areas. Only three of the 23 airports had at least one air quality sampling point for NO2, PM2.5 and O3 inside the airport area. Concentrations in nearby cities can be up to double (NO2), 57% higher (PM2.5) and 85% higher (O3) when the wind comes from the airport. EEA air quality maps showed higher annual mean NO2 concentrations in airport areas compared to surrounding regions, with one airport above the 2030 limit value of 20 µg/m³. Annual mean PM2.5 concentrations were also higher in airport areas, with six airports exceeding the revised limit value. The limited number of sampling points makes it challenging to assess trends in NO2, PM2.5 and O3 concentrations. A final chapter of the report presents an overview of available measurements and studies of ultra fine particles (UFP) in the vicinity of airports.
European Topic Centre on Human Health and the Environment (ETC HE)
2025
NTVA inviterer til et møte der tre nyinnvalgte toppforskere fra Industriell økologi ved NTNU deler innsikt fra sin forskning. Under temaet «Hvordan bidrar fagfeltet Industriell økologi til klima- og miljøforskningen» presenterer Francesca Verones plastens påvirkning på havmiljøet, Helene Muri diskuterer nye og kontroversielle klimaløsninger, og Francesco Cherubini belyser utfordringer og muligheter knyttet til landbruk, karbonlagring og naturvern.
2025
Usare gli oceani per catturare l'anidride carbonica? Una tecnologia ancora non matura
Per raggiungere gli obbiettivi climatici oggi bisogna dare priorità a metodi che sappiamo già essere efficaci e non creano danni ulteriori all'ambiente
2025
¿Los océanos son una solución o un riesgo en la lucha contra el cambio climático?
Un nuevo estudio de la Universidad Noruega de Ciencia y Tecnología y otras instituciones de Europa analizó su rol en la reducción de dióxido de carbono y sus desafíos tecnológicos. Los resultados del trabajo presentado en la cumbre global COP30
2025
Extremt varmt i stan? Köp en vit bil
Global uppvärmning och extremvärme i städerna är ett växande problem. Nu lanserar forskarna en ny och helt oväntad lösning.
2025
CO₂-Entfernung im Ozean – Hoffnung und Risiko zugleich
Der Ozean gilt als Schlüssel zur CO₂-Entfernung – doch Forscher warnen vor unklaren Folgen und fehlender Kontrolle.
2025
Peut-on exploiter la puissance de l'océan pour capturer le carbone ?
Les océans doivent jouer un rôle pour aider l'humanité à éliminer le dioxyde de carbone de l'atmosphère afin de freiner le réchauffement climatique dangereux. Mais sommes-nous prêts à intensifier les technologies qui accompliront cette tâche ? La réponse, selon un groupe d'experts rapportant à l'Union européenne, est non.
2025
Assessing the environmental burden of disease related to air pollution in Europe in 2023
This report evaluates the environmental burden of disease (EBD) linked to long-term exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), and ozone (O3) across 41 European countries in 2023. Using the key health indicators—attributable deaths, years of life lost, years lived with disability, and disability-adjusted life years—the analysis quantifies the health impacts of air pollution above concentrations defined as the World Health Organisation’s air quality guideline levels. Approximately 206,000 deaths are attributable to PM2.5, while about 56,000 and 71,000 deaths area attributable to NO2 and O3, respectively. The disease burden from PM2.5 was highest due to its association with multiple health outcomes, with high baseline prevalence and mortality. Results highlight strong regional disparities, with South-Eastern Europe most affected by health effects from PM2.5 and NO2, and Southern Europe by those from O3. Findings underscore the need for targeted policies to reduce pollutant-specific health impacts in Europe.
European Topic Centre on Human Health and the Environment (ETC HE)
2025
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Spatial and temporal assessment of soil degradation risk in Europe
Soil degradation threatens agricultural productivity and ecosystem resilience across Europe, yet spatially consistent assessments of its intensity and drivers remain limited. In this study, we used Soil Degradation Proxy (SDP), that integrates four key indicators of soil degradation, including erosion rate, soil pH, electrical conductivity, and organic carbon content, to quantify soil degradation risk. Using over 38,000 LUCAS topsoil observations and a machine learning model trained on climate, land cover, topographic, soil parent material properties, and spectral variables, we map annual SDP values between years 2000 to 2022 across Europe. Results show soil degradation risk is highest in southern Europe, especially in intensively managed and sparsely vegetated landscapes. Over the past two decades, approximately 7.1% of land area across the EU and the UK has experienced increasing degradation risk (most notably across Eastern Europe), with rainfed croplands emerging as the most affected land cover type. Land cover is the most influential driver, modulating effects of climatic variables such as precipitation and temperature on SDP. This data-driven framework provides a consistent and scalable approach for monitoring soil degradation risk and offers actionable insights to support targeted conservation and EU-wide policy implementation.
2025
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Alors que le dépassement du seuil des +1,5°C est désormais inévitable, pour limiter le réchauffement climatique, une nouvelle technique voit peu à...
2025
Ozean als Klimaretter? Neue CO₂-Technologien wecken große Hoffnungen – und große Sorgen
Der Ozean soll gezielt CO₂ binden und das Klima stabilisieren – doch Forscher warnen vor unklaren Folgen und fehlender Kontrolle.
2025
Geoengineering skulle kunna skapa ett mer orättvist klimat
Världens klimatsystem hänger ihop, så geoengineering för bättre klimat i en region kan påverka andra regioner negativt. Men vem styr och tar beslut om ...
2025
Ocean carbon capture isn’t ready to clean up our mess, report finds
Scientists say ocean carbon capture isn’t ready for prime time and warn deep emissions cuts still have to come first
2025