Signals - Key Environmental Issues facing Europe 2009

Signals is published by the European Environment Agency (EEA) at the start of each year and provides snapshot stories on issues of interest both to the environmental policy debate and the wider public for the upcoming year.

http://reports.eea.europa.eu/signals-2009/en/EEA-Signals-2009-EN-web.pdf


What is Signals......................................................................................................................4
Editorial...............................................................................................................................5
Climate change mitigation — Not just hot air..............................................................................6
Climate change adaptation — If the well runs dry.....................................................................10
Biodiversity — Killer slugs and other aliens..............................................................................14
Air pollution — Every breath you take......................................................................................18
Agriculture and environment — Taking CAP in hand...................................................................22
Marine — Fish out of water....................................................................................................26
Energy — If bioenergy goes boom..........................................................................................30
Waste — Not in my back yard................................................................................................34