European Environment Agency

Land carbon sinks in the European Union are not keeping pace with carbon neutrality expectations

Abstract The European Union has substantially reduced greenhouse-gas emissions since 1990, yet the land use, land-use change and forestry (LULUCF) sink has not strengthened in parallel. The EU-27 LULUCF balance was approximately −231 MtCO₂e in 2024, while the latest Member State...

European joint programme HBM4EU - Bridging science and policy: experiences and lessons learned from the key partners in the scientific steering of the initiative

The European Joint Programme HBM4EU was established to address politically relevant questions on chemical risks to public health through a targeted human biomonitoring research programme. Running from 2017 to 2022, it was co-financed by the EU's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovati...

Bivalent RSV Prefusion F Vaccine to Prevent Hospitalizations in Adults

BACKGROUND: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is an important cause of severe respiratory disease in adults, with the highest burden among older adults and individuals with chronic health conditions. The bivalent RSV prefusion F (RSVpreF) vaccine has been shown to prevent RSV-ass...

Bridging foresight and transition theory: policy mixes for transforming Europe’s food systems

Abstract European food systems are central drivers of environmental degradation and diet-related health issues, while remaining highly vulnerable to climate, geopolitical, and economic shocks. Against this backdrop of polycrisis and governance complexity, this article develops an...