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European Commission Welcomes Progress Toward Meeting EU's Kyoto Protocol Target
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-June 18, 2008 - The emissions inventory compiled by the European Environment Agency for 2006, the latest year for which complete data is available, shows that EU-15 emissions dropped by 0.8 percent from the previous year. The reduction takes emissions to 2.7 percent below their levels in the base year (1990 in most cases), and puts the EU-15 well on track to meeting its Kyoto Protocol target of keeping average emissions between 2008 and 2012 to at least 8 percent below base year levels.
"The recent emission decreases among the EU-15 are encouraging," Commissioner Dimas said. "Nevertheless, prompt and full implementation of the policies and measures adopted or planned remains crucial. Member States need to keep accelerating their efforts to limit or reduce emissions."
The 0.8 percent drop in EU-15 emissions between 2005 and 2006 contrasted with an increase in GDP of 2.8 percent over the period, indicating that the EU continues to succeed in its efforts to decouple emissions from economic growth.
The drop in emissions - totaling 34.9 million metric tons of CO2 equivalent - resulted primarily from warmer weather, lower production of nitric acid, and the introduction of new techniques for reducing nitrous oxide emissions from adipic acid production.
EU-27 emissions fell 0.3 percent in the year to 10.8 percent below levels in the base year (which for some Member States differs from 1990) and 7.7 percent below levels in 1990 itself. The drop, amounting to 14 million metric tons of CO2 equivalent, can be attributed to reduction in nitric acid production, decreased emissions from chemicals production in France and Hungary, and lower overall use of gas and liquid fuels by households.
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