Annual Environment Policy Review

The Annual Environment Policy Review (EPR) is a report designed to monitor recent environmental trends and policy developments at EU and national level and the progress towards the EU’s key environmental goals as set out in the 6th Environment Action Programme.

The 2009 Environment Policy Review shows that 2009 was an active year in all areas of environment policy.

The Review has three parts.

Part 1 presents the main developments in EU environment policy during 2009. It concentrates on the four priority areas of the 6th Environment Action Programme (climate change; nature and biodiversity; environment and health; and natural resources and waste) and indicates the main issues that will be important in 2010 and in the coming years.

Part 2 draws on statistical data relevant to the four priority areas. It reviews the most significant issues and provides background for the Commission’s policy work during 2009 and for future initiatives.

Part 3 is the Commission’s summary of major environment policy developments in the Member States. The policy actions listed are not exhaustive, but offer a snapshot of actions that took place during 2009 as well as upcoming initiatives. It also includes tables to show the environmental situation in each Member State.

The 2009 Environment Policy Review is available here: Part 1 ; Part 2 ; Part 3 and related Press Release

An Illustrated Web version is also available (300 pages, pdf ~8MB) and related Corrigenda (pdf ~25Kb) .

Country profiles of the 2009 Environment Policy Review with recent policy highlights and environmental trends (Part 3)

To access the information on the country of your choice, click on the map.

(All pdf documents are +/- 50 KB)
	Note to the reader
		Austria
		Belgium
		Bulgaria
		Cyprus
		Czech Republic
		Denmark
		Estonia
		Finland
		France
		Germany
		Greece
		Hungary
		Ireland
		Italy
		Latvia
		Lithuania
		Luxembourg
		Malta
		Netherlands
		Poland
		Portugal
		Romania
		Slovenia
		Slovakia
		Spain
		Sweden
		United Kingdom
		EU-27 indicators

 

37 key environmental indicators of the 2009 Environment Policy Review (Part 2)

	Introduction
1	Climate change and energy
1.1	Global air temperature change	world
1.2	Concentrations of CO2 in the atmosphere	world
1.3	Natural disasters linked to climate change
1.4	Total Kyoto greenhouse gas emissions
1.5	Share of energy produced from renewable energy sources in final energy consumption
1.6	Electricity produced from renewable energy sources
1.7	Combined heat and power generation
1.8	Energy intensity
1.9	Final energy consumption by transport
1.10	Average CO2 emissions from passenger cars
1.11	Cumulative spent fuel from nuclear power plants
2	Nature and biodiversity
2.1	Common birds
2.2	Conservation status of habitats by habitat group
2.3	Conservation status of species by taxonomic grouping
2.4	Landscape fragmentation
2.5	Topsoil organic carbon content
2.6	Freight transport
2.7	Area occupied by organic farming
2.8	Area under agri-environmental commitment
2.9	Natura 2000 area (% terrestrial area)
3	Environment and health
3.1	Urban population exposure to air pollution by particles
3.2	Urban population exposure to air pollution by ozone
3.3	Transport noise in urban agglomerations
3.4	Emission projections for air pollutants
3.5	Air emissions of nitrogen oxides
3.6	Water exploitation index
3.7	Production of toxic chemicals
3.8	Production of environmentally harmfull chemicals
3.9	Pesticides residues in food
4	Natural resources and waste
4.1	Fish catches from stocks outside safe biological limits
4.2	Total waste generated
4.3	Municipal waste generated
4.4	Recycling of packaging waste
5	Environment and the economy
5.1	Environmental taxes
5.2	Green jobs
5.3	Net electricity generating installations in EU
6	Implementation
6.1	Infringements of EU environmental legislation

 

Previous Editions of the Annual Environment Policy Review:

• 2008 Environment Policy Review : Overview

• Glossy printed version (25 pages): also available from the EU bookshop

• Illustrated Web version (240 pages)  

• Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament (COM(2009)304)

• Annex - Part 1 Environmental data and trends in EU-27(SEC(2009)842)

• Annex - Part 2 Environment policy actions in the Member States (SEC(2009)842)

• Illustrated Web version of 2007 Environment Policy Review  (150 pages)

• Glossy printed version of 2007 Environment Policy Review (20 pages) : available from the EU bookshop

• 2007 Environment Policy Review (COM (2008) 409) - Annex(SEC(2008)2150) - Press release

• 2006 Environment Policy Review (COM (2007) 195) - Annex (SEC(2007)487)

• 2005 Environment Policy Review (COM (2006) 70) - Annex(SEC(2006)218)

• 2004 Environment Policy Review (COM (2005) 17) - Annex

• 2003 Environment Policy Review

Related Report: Mid-term Review of the 6th Environment Action Programme