The European environment: State and outlook 2005

This report, which represents a five year assessment across 31 countries, provides an overview of Europe's environment and points to challenges of which climate change is just one. Other areas of concern include biodiversity, marine ecosystems, land and water resources, air pollution and health. For the first time, the report has a country by country analysis with performance indicators and comparisons for all of the participants: the EU-25 plus Bulgaria, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Romania, Turkey and including Switzerland. The report was launched by the European Environment Agency's Executive Director, Jacqueline McGlade, in the European Parliament, Brussels, on 29 November 2005.

• Primary Source

European Environment Agency: News Release, 29.11.05: Europe feels the heat as climate change tops the list of environmental challenges http://www.eea.europa.eu/pressroom/newsreleases/soer2005_pp-en

European Environment Agency: The European environment: State and outlook 2005: Executive summary http://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/state_of_environment_report_2005_1/EN-summary.pdf

European Environment Agency: Speech, 29.11.05 http://www.eea.europa.eu/pressroom/speeches/29-11-2005

---