Eutrophication in the Baltic Sea region

The report assesses the feasibility of a trading system to combat eutrophication in the Baltic Sea, arguing that current approaches are too slow to meet EU Water Framework Directive targets.

• Eutrophication is identified as the primary challenge for the Baltic Sea, with projections indicating a very slow recovery: the first basin may reach non-eutrophication status between 2030 and 2040, while the last basins may not do so until 2200, and two basins may never meet targets.
• Current methods for addressing eutrophication are considered insufficient and too slow to ensure all water bodies achieve 'good status' by the 2027 deadline mandated by the EU Water Framework Directive.
• The authors propose an 'ambient' trading system—where trade is based on loads rather than emissions—as a plausible method to increase efficiency, provided it remains compatible with EU legislation.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2021). Eutrophication in the Baltic Sea region. https://www.sei.org/publications/eutrophication-in-the-baltic-sea-region/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Eutrophication in the Baltic Sea region. 2021. https://www.sei.org/publications/eutrophication-in-the-baltic-sea-region/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2021eutrophication, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Eutrophication in the Baltic Sea region}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2021}, month = jul, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/eutrophication-in-the-baltic-sea-region/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }