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EU‘s GHG emissions
reductions
achievements so far and efforts by 2020
Agnieszka Janowska
DG CLIMA
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Overview
Actual GHG emissions
GHG projections by 2012
Further efforts by 2020
EU GHG emissions
- reductions so far
EU-15
 Total EU-15 GHG emissions (without LULUCF) have fallen
for the fifth consecutive year and in 2008 were 6.9% below
base year emissions.
 In 2008, EU-15 GHG emissions decreased by 1.9% compared
to 2007 while the EU-15 GDP grew by 0.6%.
EU-27
 Total EU-27 GHG emissions (without LULUCF) in 2008 were
14.3% below base year levels.
 In 2008, EU-27 GHG emissions were 2% lower compared to
2007 while the EU-27 DGP grew by 0.7%.
GHG emissions by
sector
Share by sector in EU-15, 2008
Agriculture
10%
Industrial
processes
8%
Solvents
and other
Waste
0%
3%
Energy
supply
29%
Share by sector in EU-27, 2008
Agriculture
10%
Solvents
and other
Waste
0%
3%
Energy
supply
32%
Industrial
processes
8%
Transport
20%
Transport
21%
Energy
use
29%
Energy
use
27%
On track to meet the KP
target
More efforts needed in
the future
1st commitment
period
6.000
Post-2012
5.500
Mt CO2 eq.
5.000
4.500
4.000
3.500
3.000
1990
1995
2000
EU-27 emissions
PRIMES-GAINS full package projection (-20%)
EU-27 projections Kyoto period
2005
2010
2015
Primes-Gains baseline projection
30% target by 2020
2020
-20% by 2020
2020 GHG target: -20 % compared to 1990
(-14% compared to 2005)
EU ETS
-21% compared
to 2005
Non ETS sectors
-10% compared to 2005
27 Member State targets, ranging from -20% to +20%
GHG emissions outside the EU ETS
Projections by 2020
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Cyprus
13%
15%
-21%
18%
Czech Republic
Denmark
-9%
13%
Estonia
Finland
-1%
6%
7%
France
Germany
Greece
3%
-2%
Hungary
Ireland
-8%
25%
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
10%
-11%
-11%
24%
-18%
Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Romania
7%
4%
-12%
-10%
4%
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
26%
19%
Sweden
United Kingdom
9%
2%
EU27
-30%
6%
0%
Distance between projected 2020 emissions and 2020 Effort sharing target without JI/CDM (in percent, shortfall indicated by positive values)
30%
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