JOB DESCRIPTION: Under the responsibility of the Head of Group “Human Resource Management”, reporting to the Head of Programme “Administrative Services”, the Officer shall be responsible for coordinating and supporting work in the area of human resources. The position will entail the following tasks: Providing guidance and support for the interpretation and implementation of the […]
European Environment Agency: Human Resources Manager (Denmark)
This competition is restricted to officials of the institutions of the European Union or Union bodies VACANCY NOTICE FOR POSITIONS OF Human Resources Officer – Official (AST1-AST9) Reference no. EEA/AST/2022/9 Please send us your application by no later than 13 April 2023 at midnight (Copenhagen time), following the instructions in the ANNEX. The European Environment Agency […]
Expert Position – Copernicus land monitoring in Denmark
THE AGENCY: The EEA is an Agency of the European Union (EU) and one of the decentralised Union bodies. The EEA aims to support sustainable development and to help achieve significant and measurable improvement in Europe’s environment, through the provision of timely, targeted, relevant and reliable information to policy-making agents and the public. JOB DESCRIPTION: […]
EU achieves 20-20-20 climate targets, 55 % emissions cut by 2030 reachable with more efforts and policies
The European Union (EU) achieved its three main climate and energy targets by 2020, according to a new European Environment Agency (EEA) assessment, published on the 26th October. The 2030 target of a 55 % reduction in net greenhouse gas emissions can be reached if additional efforts are made and new policies are adopted and […]
Sharp decrease in CO2 emissions of new cars in 2020
The European Environment Agency (EEA) has published its provisional data about the emissions of newly registered passenger cars and vans in Europe in 2020. For cars, the data show a 12 % decrease in average carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, compared with 2019. Average van emissions also decreased slightly, by about 1.5 %. According to the […]
Vast majority of Europe’s bathing waters meet the highest quality standards
The annual Bathing Water report published today shows that in 2020, almost 83 % of Europe’s bathing water sites met the European Union’s most stringent ‘excellent’ water quality standards. The latest assessment (European bathing water quality in 2020), put together by the European Environment Agency (EEA) in cooperation with the European Commission, is based on […]
Major drop in EU’s greenhouse gas emissions in 2019, official data confirms
Greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union (EU) decreased by almost 4 % in 2019, according to latest official data, published today by the European Environment Agency (EEA). These data confirm the EEA’s preliminary estimates, published in October 2020. The large decline in emissions, achieved before the COVID-19 crisis, was mainly due to reduced coal […]
EEA’s latest annual environmental performance report shows lower impacts on environment due to the pandemic
The European Environment Agency’s (EEA) latest environmental performance evaluation, published today, shows that the Agency’s work and operations in 2020 led to considerably lower impacts on the environment due mostly to restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The evaluation showed substantially lower consumption of electricity, paper and lower CO2 emissions from business travel and meetings, keeping the […]
New approach to prevent chemical pollution
The European Environment Agency (EEA) published a report on how to ensure that chemicals are safe and sustainable while preventing them from affecting people, the environment and climate change. The EEA report “Delivering chemicals and products that are safe and sustainable by design” states that an evaluation of the performance of these products could reduce, […]