![Air](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2021-10/ENV-Air.jpg?itok=kKnYmupa)
EU action to improve air quality and reduce air pollution.
![Image of chemical containers](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2020-08/Chemicals.jpg?itok=xX9W3Gr4)
EU action to ensure chemicals are safe, for health and the environment.
![Circular economy visual](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2021-11/CircularEconomy_image.jpg?itok=TAKdMOAu)
The EU’s transition to a circular economy to make Europe cleaner and more competitive.
![Industrial emissions](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2021-10/ENV-industrial_emissions.jpg?itok=Dua7YnsK)
EU action to make industry more sustainable and reduce industrial emissions.
![Multicolour reefs on ocean floor, with sea turtle and fish swimming around.](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2020-08/Marine%20and%20coastal%20env.png?itok=tt3ee0Iu)
EU action to protect Europe’s coasts, seas and oceans.
![Image of bee on flower](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2020-08/Biodiversity%20final.jpg?itok=6mkDZ71m)
EU action on environmental conservation and protection.
![Image of cars in traffic](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2020-08/Noise%20image.png?itok=_blKPhFJ)
EU action to reduce environmental noise pollution.
![Plastics_landingpage_V1](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2021-03/plastics_landing%20page_1_by_posteriori.jpg?itok=GWyjuE5T)
EU action on plastic production and pollution to contribute to a circular economy.
![Landscape split in two, depicting a verdant and an arid side.](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2020-08/Soil%20image_1.png?itok=Pj41n1P9)
EU action for the sustainable use of soil and land.
![Green city in hands image](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2020-08/Urban%20env.png?itok=pV84Os3O)
EU action to promote the sustainability of European cities.
![Landfill full of trash](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2021-01/Homepage_cropped.jpg?itok=MuE4xwry)
EU action on waste management, treatment and recycling.
![Water coming out of faucet.](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2020-08/Water%20image.png?itok=ruMFQZZd)
EU action on water issues, to protect water resources.
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