Over the past 30 years, Europeans have seen emissions of air pollutants significantly reduced, production of ozone-layer damaging chemicals cut by 95 %, creation of a treaty to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, an innovative scheme for carbon trading and offset markets, protection of animals and plants, improvements in the quality of fresh water and coastal seas and universal access to safe drinking water.
Le 30 bliain anuas, tá Eorpaigh tar éis aghaidh a thabhairt ar laghdú suntasach in astuithe truailleán aeir, gearradh de 95% i gcruthú de cheimiceáin a dhéanann dochar don chiseal ózóin, conradh curtha le chéile chun astuithe gáis cheaptha teasa a laghdú, scéim nuálaíoch do thrádáil charbóin agus margaí seach-chuir, cosaint ainmhithe agus plandaí, feabhsuithe i gcaighdeán uisce úr agus farraigí an chósta agus rochtain uilíoch ar uisce inólta sábháilte.