EU flies past mid way point in race to deliver 20 per cent carbon cuts - BusinessGreen

Posted - Jessica Shankleman, BusinessGreen, 04 Jun 2010

Report shows EU has already cut carbon emissions by 11 per cent since 1990

The European Union has already passed the half way mark on the way to meeting its goal of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 20 per cent oin 1990 levels by 2020, according to a new EU report issued this week.
The Greenhouse gas 1990 – 2008 and inventory report 2010 from the European Environment Agency (EEA) states that total emissions from the EU's 27 member states stood 11.3 per cent below their 1990 levels at the end of 2008, while the 15 most recent EU member states delivered cuts of 6.9 per cent.
"The GHG inventory report shows that the EU is well on track to meet its emission reduction targets with domestic policy measures only," said EEA executive director Jacqueline McGlade. "Our policies and tools seem to be working."
The report admitted that the recession was a major driver of the emission reductions delivered in 2008, contributing to a first-time fall in emissions from international aviation and maritime transport since 1992...
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