The Environment Policy Review details EU policy developments under the four priorities of the 6th  Environment Action Programme, namely Climate change, Nature and biodiversity, Environment and health and Natural resources and waste. It also indicates key issues for 2010 and the coming years. As a cross-cutting issue, the Review shows that Member States included many green initiatives in their economic recovery plans, seeking to move towards a low-carbon and resource-efficient economy. The Europe 2020 strategy, which was proposed by the Commission in 2009 and formally adopted by the European Council in June 2010, supports this shift to a resource efficient Europe. The Review is presented in three parts: part 1 provides an overview of environmental data and trends under the priority areas (climate change, nature and biodiversity, environment and health, and natural resources and waste) of the 6th Environmental Action Programme; part 2 draws on statistical data relevant to the four priority areas; and part 3 is a summary of major environment policy developments in the Member States.

DG Environment press release

EC Annual Environment Policy Review