Latest ETC Reports (included in homepage)

ETC/ATNI Report 7/2019: Emissions outsourcing in the EU. A review of potential effects on industrial pollution.

This report reviews potential evidence for the outsourcing of European industrial emissions, as well as the impact of environmental regulation as a driver for industrial relocation.

ETC/BD Working paper A/2019: Providing Core Indicators from the European Urban Biodiversity Index (EUBI) for EnRoute cities

This report presents a continuation of the 2017 and 2018 efforts to develop a composite index for urban biodiversity utilizing pan-European datasets from the Copernicus programme and Art.12 and 17 reporting obligations. This is a thorough update of a previous report published in 2018. https://www.eionet.europa.eu/etcs/etc-bd/products/etc-bd-reports/eubi_cities_biodiversity_indicator

ETC/BD Technical paper 1/2019: Review of the existing quantitative national targets in EU NBSAPs of European countries

Released in: July 2019

ETC/ATNI Report 8/2019: Noise Action Plans. Managing exposure to noise in Europe.

The Environmental Noise Directive (END, Directive 2002/49/EC) sets legally binding obligations for reduction and management of environmental noise. Based upon noise mapping results, action plans have to be drawn up for major transport sources and the largest urban areas. However, the specific types of measures included in these action plans are decided at Member State level. This report provides an overview of the reported noise action plans up to April 2019, and the type of measures implemented to reduce environmental noise.

ETC/ATNI Report 4/2019: Analysis of changes on noise exposure 2007 – 2012 - 2017

This report analyses changes in population exposure to noise in agglomerations, in major roads, major rails and major airports under the Environmental Noise Directive for which data is available and completed in 2012 and 2017, up to 1st of January 2019.