2. Problems, facing the EU
Environmental pollution
Health
Technological innovation
Energy resources
3. Environmental problems
What is tacked by the EU:
•Noise
• Waste
• Protection of natural habitats
• Exhaust gases
• Chemicals
• Industrial accidents
• Disasters (e.g. fires)
4. EU environmental activities
• Action programme
“Environment 2010: our
future, our choice”
• European information
and assistance network
for emergencies
• Environment and Health
action plan
• Updating the legislation
concerning chemicals
5. “Environment 2010: our
future, our choice”
Goals of the programme:
• Mitigate climate change
• Protect natural habitats and wild fauna
• Deal with problems linked to
environment and health
• Preserve natural resources
• Manage waste efficiently
7. Fields of EU research
Potential sources of energy
Electronics
Computer technologies
Medicine
8. Euratom
• 1958 – the establishment
of the European Atomic
Energy Community
• Aim – to exploit nuclear
energy for peaceful
purposes
• JRC – joint research
centre (9 institutes, 4
locations)
9. Funding for EU research
The main vehicle for funding EU research is a series of
framework programmes
space
security
The 7th research
health and technological transport
development
framework
food progremme budget environment
agriculture energy
IT Nano-sciencies
communications
10. Energy
80% Other
recourses
Fossil
50% of fuel fuels
fossils
I mp or t ed
The EU is developing alternative sources of energy
