Environment for Europeans No. 52, June 2014

Contents:

• Cleaner air, better health
• From here to 2020: the EU’s new Environment Action Programme
• Addressing the risks of shale gas
• What to do about wildlife trafficking?
• Commission proposes 40% greenhouse gas emissions cut by 2030
• European public see ‘green growth’ benefits of climate action
• New proposals to reduce plastic bag use
• Stop wasting waste: turning rubbish into a resource
• Boosting the biodiversity of Lithuania’s wetlands
• Europe’s seas need to see action
• New publications /Agenda
• In Brief

• Primary Source

• Alternative Source