The European Environment Agency provides information to support environmental policymaking in Europe. It analyzes the state of the environment, pressures on the environment, policies, and future scenarios. The agency's clients include the European Commission, governments, NGOs, scientists, and the general public. One of the agency's objectives is to play a key role in developing and monitoring the effectiveness of European environmental policies. It aims to support the policy process around issues like climate change and help citizens understand related issues in their daily lives.

2. The EEA mission The European Environment Agency is the EU body dedicated to providing sound, independent information on the environment We are a main information source for those involved in developing, adopting, implementing and evaluating environmental policy, and also the general public The Agency is in operation in Copenhagen since 1994 and has a staff of 186 people

6. EEA member and collaborating countries Member countries Collaborating countries

9. Expected Climate Risks in Europe

10. 1. EU emissions falling for third consecutive year Source: EEA. Source: EEA.

11. In 2008 EU was halfway to its 2020 emission target Total GHG emissions (+ bunkers) EEA estimate 2008 2020 targets (– 20 % / – 30 %) EU ETS EEA estimate for 2008

12. 4. Much lower emissions from households, international transport still growing Source: EEA.

13. Greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (CO2 equivalents) and Kyoto Protocol targets for 2008–12

14. 2007 2008 2009 2010 COP 12 Nairobi COP 13 Bali COP 14 Poznan COP 15 Copenhagen COP16 Science IPCC AR4 FIN GER PORT ESP FRA SWE CZ SLO BEL G20 Gleneagles Plan of Action G8 GER G8 JAP G8 ITA The Roads to Copenhagen Convention Dialogue New targets for industrialised countries under the Kyoto Protocol (Art 3.9) (Montreal 2005………. AWGLCA (Bali 2007…..) 2 nd Review of KP(Art 9) International Agreement? 1 st Rev KP