OR European quality of life is seriously threatened by the environmental degradationaccording to a new report of European Agencywith its officials EU to sound the alarm over pressure to relax the “green” rules.

As the GuardianEurope has made “significant progress” in reducing emissions that heat the planet, but the collapse of ecosystems, the loss of wildlife and the climate crisis threaten the foundations of the economy and everyday life.

The seventh edition of the report, published every five years since 1995, records:

  • 80% of protected habitats are in poor condition due to unsustainable consumption and production standards.
  • The EU’s “Carbon Tank” (forests) has fallen by 30% in the last decade due to logging, fires and pests.
  • Transport and food emissions have been almost unchanged since 2005.
  • Member States have not adapted to the increase in the increase in extreme weather events.
  • One in three Europeans is already affected by aqueous stress, with pressure increasing as climate change worsens.

“We find it difficult to achieve the 2030 goals in many areas. This is jeopardizing the prosperity, competitiveness and quality of life of Europeans, “the organization’s executive director said, Lena-Mononen Lena.

The warning comes at a time when far -right parties that challenge climate science is reinforced, while the US is pushing the EU to buy fossil fuels and relax patterns of pollution.

EU top officials for the environment, Teresa Rivera, Gesika Rosval and Bodiesutilized the findings to seek continued climate action:

“The cost of inactivity is enormous. Climate change is an immediate threat to our competitiveness, “Hukestra said.

“Postponing the goals will increase costs, expand inequalities and weaken our resilience,” Rivera warned.

The report, the most complete to date on the environment of the environment in Europe, shows that only 2 of the 22 targets of 2030 is “on the right track”, while most are either delayed or off the way. Especially in the field of biodiversity, the EU has failed to achieve the goal of hauling the loss by 2020, with no relevant indicator moving towards the 2030 target.

Although there has been progress in air quality – with premature deaths from suspended particles almost decreased in half since 2005 – the overall picture is considered “particularly worrying”.

“We save human lives thanks to these actions. It is clear proof that we have to continue, “said Mononeen.