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European Environment Agency @eea.europa.eu · 9h

Visit us on Culture Night this Friday, when we turn our focus to Europe’s seas! 🌊🐟 This year, we will take you beneath the surface to learn more about Europe’s seas, the challenges they face, & what is being done to ensure they remain healthy: www.eea.europa.eu/en/newsroom/...

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European Environment Agency @eea.europa.eu · 01/10/2026

MowingQuest is a citizen science initiative where we want you to help us, & the Copernicus Land Monitoring Service & In-Situ, monitor grasslands by reporting mowing activities across Europe. Watch the video 📹 to discover how you can help! 👉https://insitu.copernicus.eu/projects/mowingquest

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European Environment Agency @eea.europa.eu · 30/09/2026

Half of Europe's population was exposed to poor or worse ground-level ozone levels so far in 2026, as successive summer heatwaves drove up concentrations, according to new @CopernicusECMWF analysis. 🔗 atmosphere.copernicus.eu/air-quality/... #AirQuality #Ozone

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European Environment Agency @eea.europa.eu · 29/09/2026

🍎 132 kg of food wasted per person in the EU. That also wastes land, water, energy and labour. This #FLWDay, see how Europe is tackling food waste 👇https://www.eea.europa.eu/en/analysis/publications/preventing-waste-in-europe-progress-and-challenges-with-a-focus-on-food-waste

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European Environment Agency @eea.europa.eu · 27/09/2026

On #WorldTourismDay, we’re reminded that climate change is reshaping tourism across Europe. Climate-resilient tourism means adapting to change while building a more sustainable future. 👉https://climate-adapt.eea.europa.eu/en/metadata/adaptation-options/diversification-of-tourism-offers

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European Environment Agency @eea.europa.eu · 25/09/2026

🌡️ Climate change is already affecting our health! 🤝 The European Climate and Health Observatory brings organisations across Europe together to turn knowledge into action and strengthen preparedness. Explore the Observatory ➡️ climate-adapt.eea.europa.eu/en/observatory

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European Environment Agency @eea.europa.eu · 25/09/2026

In our latest newsletter, our Executive Director talks about opportunities & risks that come with AI, & why the role of the EEA & Eionet is more important than ever, not only in providing scientific excellence but also in ensuring transparency & trust. 👉 www.eea.europa.eu/en/newsroom/...

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European Environment Agency @eea.europa.eu · 24/09/2026

Today is #WorldMaritimeDay! ⛴️ By translating policy into action through cooperation, knowledge-sharing & investment, we can help ensure that Europe's maritime sector remains safe, competitive & environmentally sustainable. Read the full report here: www.eea.europa.eu/en/analysis/...

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European Environment Agency @eea.europa.eu · 23/09/2026

Photo credits: © Gianluca Pispero, Resilient by Nature / EEA © Rafał Subocz, Resilient by Nature / EEA

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European Environment Agency @eea.europa.eu · 23/09/2026

You want to help us make our planet greener? 🌍 💚 One way is to report your tree planting activities 🌲 🌳 through our initiative called MapMyTree, a web app that allows citizens to report where they have planted trees or suggest location for trees. 👉 mapmytree.eea.europa.eu#/home

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European Environment Agency @eea.europa.eu · 22/09/2026

It’s #WorldCarFreeDay! 🚲 🚶‍♂️ 🛹 🛼 Back in 2007, we celebrated European Mobility Week by showcasing some of the different ways our colleagues travelled to work. Today, we’re bringing this video back to spark some inspiration for how to get to work without a car.

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European Environment Agency @eea.europa.eu · 22/09/2026

🔍 How do emerging trends such as digitalisation & artificial intelligence reshape Europe's production & consumption? A new EEA-Eionet horizon scan has explored 7 emerging trends 👉 www.eea.europa.eu/en/analysis/...

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European Environment Agency @eea.europa.eu · 21/09/2026

A newly proposed EU rating scheme will make data centres' energy and water use transparent, as the bloc aims to triple its capacity within five to seven years. 🔗 ec.europa.eu/commission/p... #DataCentres #EUPolicy

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European Environment Agency @eea.europa.eu · 18/09/2026

Birds 🐦‍⬛ play a vital role in healthy ecosystems, supporting pest control, seed dispersal and nutrient cycling, while also contributing to our well-being. New data show populations have declined. Find out more in our #EEAIndicator on how declines can be reversed. www.eea.europa.eu/en/analysis/...

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ICOS RI @icos-ri.eu · 15/09/2026

"The costs of climate change are staggering. Observation networks such as ICOS play an important role to produce the data necessary for sound policies,” says Leena Ylä-Mononen @ylaleena.bsky.social from @eea.europa.eu in her speech in #ICOS2026SC. ICOS's Hannele Laine welcomes the dialogue.

Leena Ylä-Mononen from EEA key note speech in ICOS Science Conference 20226

Hannele Laine welcomes the participants to ICOS Science Conference in Lund.

Victor Öwall from Lund University welcomes the participants to Lund, city of innovations.

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European Environment Agency @eea.europa.eu · 14/09/2026

Voting is now open for the Public Choice Award of this year's EEA Photo Competition 2026, Resilient by nature! 📸 Now it is your turn to choose the winner. Browse the shortlisted images, pick your favourites and cast your vote by 27 September. 👉 Vote now: www.eea.europa.eu/en/competition

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European Environment Agency @eea.europa.eu · 11/09/2026

Furthermore, EUCRA highlights a growing paradox: longer growing seasons may create new opportunities in some regions, but increasing the risks of crop losses and lower yields in others. [...]

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European Environment Agency @eea.europa.eu · 11/09/2026

But an earlier start doesn't necessarily lead to better harvests. When crops flower sooner, they can become more vulnerable to late frosts, extreme weather and water stress. As climate change accelerates, farmers have to adapt to new conditions, and also to a new timetable [...]

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European Environment Agency @eea.europa.eu · 11/09/2026

Climate change is reshaping Europe's agricultural calendar, with consequences from field to fork. According to the European Climate Risk Assessment (EUCRA) published by the EEA, warmer temperatures are already causing crops to develop earlier and growing seasons to lengthen [...]

Collage of crop types with different signs of decay and withering

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EESC Sustainable Development @nat-eesc.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

🌍Yesterday we hosted @eea.europa.eu's event on clean energy jobs in the EU 🔋Green jobs alone are not enough. A just transition means: ▪️Security ▪️Predictability ▪️Quality work For all workers, no matter where they live.

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European Environment Agency @eea.europa.eu · 09/09/2026

📡 Seen from space: a major wildfire in western Bosnia and Herzegovina, an EEA cooperating country. In just 3 days, it burned ~14,000 ha. Smoke reached Croatia and Italy across the Adriatic. 🔥 More on wildfire impacts in Europe: discomap.eea.europa.eu/ClimatePrepa...

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European Environment Agency @eea.europa.eu · 09/09/2026

In 2024, the EU accounted for 18% of global employment in onshore and offshore wind, and around 10% in solar PV. Within the EU, wind is the largest direct employer (273,500 jobs in 2023), followed by solar PV (227,000), heat pumps (80,100) and batteries (33,000, the fastest-growing of the four).

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European Environment Agency @eea.europa.eu · 08/09/2026

Who will power Europe’s clean energy transition, and how? 📅 Wed 9 September 2026, 9:30 to 13:00 ▶️Join the live stream from Brussels for the launch of our new report on clean energy technologies and quality jobs, skills and a just transition in the European Union: www.eea.europa.eu/en/newsroom/...

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Clean energy technologies in the European Union – Implications for quality jobs, skills and a just transition

Europe’s transition to climate neutrality is reshaping its industrial and employment landscape. Clean energy technologies — including wind energy, solar PV, heat pumps and batteries — are becoming a...

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Environment, Climate and Food Safety Committee @envi.europarl.europa.eu · 07/09/2026

🗓️Thu 10/09, 09.00 - exchange of views 🌍 With @ylaleena.bsky.social, Executive Director of @eea.europa.eu 🎥 Watch live: multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/webstream...

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European Environment Agency @eea.europa.eu · 07/09/2026

Reducing pollution further is essential to protect our health, improve quality of life and support a more sustainable future. On this #CleanAirDay, we celebrate progress while recognising that continued action is needed to ensure clean air for everyone. @unep.org

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European Environment Agency @eea.europa.eu · 07/09/2026

Yet clean air remains a challenge. Air pollution is still Europe's biggest environmental health risk, and more than 90% of people living in urban areas across the EU are exposed to air pollutant concentrations above @who.int guideline levels. [...]

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European Environment Agency @eea.europa.eu · 07/09/2026

Cleaner air is one of Europe's environmental success stories 🌬️ Thanks to EU, national and local action, air pollution levels have fallen significantly over the past two decades, with major improvements for pollutants such as sulphur dioxide, carbon monoxide and lead. [...]

Mosaic of images with blue skies, white clouds, birds flying and offshore windmills.

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European Environment Agency @eea.europa.eu · 06/09/2026

🇵🇹 A retention basin in Setúbal is helping shield the city from flooding, storing rainwater before it reaches the Sado Estuary. 📡 Seen here via Copernicus Sentinel-2. climate-adapt.eea.europa.eu/en/eu-policy...

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European Environment Agency @eea.europa.eu · 04/09/2026

Reducing CO₂ emissions remains the most effective way to address the root cause of ocean acidification, while reducing other pressures can help strengthen ecosystem resilience. Learn more about this topic here: www.eea.europa.eu/en/analysis/...

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European Environment Agency @eea.europa.eu · 04/09/2026

In 2025, ocean acidification was identified as the seventh of nine planetary boundaries to have been crossed, highlighting growing risks to marine ecosystems.

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European Environment Agency @eea.europa.eu · 04/09/2026

Ocean acidification reduces the availability of carbonate ions needed by corals, shellfish and other marine organisms to build and maintain their shells and skeletons. Combined with other pressures on marine ecosystems, it can affect biodiversity, food webs, fisheries and aquaculture.

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European Environment Agency @eea.europa.eu · 04/09/2026

The ocean has absorbed vast amounts of the CO₂ emitted by human activities, helping to slow climate change. But this comes at a cost: ocean acidification.

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European Environment Agency @eea.europa.eu · 03/09/2026

Accelerating this transition will be essential for reducing environmental pressures, tackling climate change and protecting biodiversity. Learn more about this topic: www.eea.europa.eu/en/analysis/...

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European Environment Agency @eea.europa.eu · 03/09/2026

This highlights the need for more sustainable patterns of production and consumption. Circular economy measures can play a key role by keeping materials in use for longer, reducing the need for primary resource extraction, and supporting high-quality recycling.

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European Environment Agency @eea.europa.eu · 03/09/2026

That is the level of resource use that humanity can sustain without pushing Earth's systems beyond critical environmental limits. Looking ahead, projections suggest demand for materials could continue to grow, making further reductions increasingly challenging.

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European Environment Agency @eea.europa.eu · 03/09/2026

How much material do we use to support our consumption? Despite the EU’s per capita material footprint decreasing by 5.5% between 2010 and 2024, the data from 2020 onwards shows how overall consumption levels remain above the planet’s safe operating space for resource extraction.

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European Environment Agency @eea.europa.eu · 02/09/2026

More than 1.2 million hectares burnt across Europe and North Africa between 1 July–31 Aug, per EFFIS (Copernicus Emergency Management Service). 19 fires each exceeded 10,000 ha, across Iberia, France, Italy, Greece, the Balkans, Ukraine and Algeria. 🔗 forest-fire.emergency.copernicus.eu

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European Environment Agency @eea.europa.eu · 02/09/2026

The evaluation will assess their performance, effectiveness, relevance and added value in supporting EU environmental policy. 📅 Consultation open until 21 September 2026 🔗 Have your say: ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...

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European Environment Agency @eea.europa.eu · 02/09/2026

Your feedback matters. The European Commission has launched a public consultation on the evaluation of the European Environment Agency (EEA) and Eionet for 2022-2026.

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European Environment Agency @eea.europa.eu · 31/08/2026

Data: Soil Moisture, Copernicus Land Monitoring Service — land.copernicus.eu/en/products/... #SoilMoisture #Drought #ClimateRisk #EUCRA #EEA

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European Environment Agency @eea.europa.eu · 31/08/2026

Sustained soil moisture deficits like the one shown here are one of the key early-warning signals for agricultural drought risk, and for the broader water resilience challenges EUCRA highlights for the years ahead.

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European Environment Agency @eea.europa.eu · 31/08/2026

This fits a trend our European Climate Risk Assessment has flagged as a growing concern: worsening water scarcity and drought risk as Europe continues to warm faster than the global average. Water stress already affects roughly a third of Europe's population every year.

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European Environment Agency @eea.europa.eu · 31/08/2026

From Germany through Hungary and into Ukraine, surface soil moisture has stayed markedly low for most of the growing season. Meanwhile, Scandinavia has remained consistently saturated throughout the same period.

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European Environment Agency @eea.europa.eu · 31/08/2026

Central Europe has had a persistently dry summer. Weekly Soil Moisture data from the Copernicus Land Monitoring Service, tracked from 02 May to 23 August 2026, shows a clear and stubborn pattern:

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European Environment Agency @eea.europa.eu · 31/08/2026

This event, organised by the EEA in partnership with @eesc.bsky.social, includes a speech from MEP @tpellerincarlin.bsky.social and panellists representing the @ec.europa.eu (DG EMPL), @igmetall.bsky.social, @eurofound.europa.eu, @windeurope.bsky.social and the @iea.org. #EES

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European Environment Agency @eea.europa.eu · 31/08/2026

How can Europe accelerate the #cleanenergy transition while creating quality jobs, address skills shortages, promote equal opportunities and support regions and workers undergoing significant restructuring? 📅 9 Sept 2026, 9:30-13 📍 European Economic and Social Committee, Brussels #EESCPartnership

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European Environment Agency @eea.europa.eu · 31/08/2026

Who will power Europe’s clean energy transition, and how? 📅 Event registration deadline 1 September 📅 Join us in Brussels for the launch of our report: Clean energy technologies and quality jobs, skills and a just transition in the #EuropeanUnion: www.eea.europa.eu/en/newsroom/...

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European Environment Agency @eea.europa.eu · 27/08/2026

13.7% of Europe's lakes have reached high ecological status, and 42.6% good status, but on #WorldLakeDay it is worth celebrating the progress being made. 🌊 www.eea.europa.eu/en/analysis/... #WorldLakeDay #Freshwater

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