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EU’s 2021 greenhouse emissions fell 22% from 2008 peak

by Segun Ogunlade December 23, 2022
written by Segun Ogunlade December 23, 2022
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The European Union statistics Office has said that greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from member countries in 2021 fell by 22% from a peak hit in 2008.

In its latest annual analysis, the EU found that Germany, France, Italy, Poland and Spain, who are the top five emitters of the 27 EU member states accounted for roughly 60% of emissions of carbon dioxide, the dominant GHG, albeit the analysis excludes an expected rebound in emissions this year.

Eurostat studied 64 emitting industries, aggregated into six groupings, plus household consumption and found that overall GHG emissions, including methane, nitrous oxide and carbon dioxide, stood at 3.6 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalents (CO2-eq) in 2021, a figure that is 1.01 billion tonnes of CO2-eq lower than a peak so far hit in 2008 when the EU data set began.

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Mining and quarrying recorded the most significant drop, down 42% between 2008 and 2021, followed by utilities, steam and air conditioning supply (-39%), manufacturing, transportation and storage (-23%) and households (-13%), Eurostat said.

This year’s rebound in economic activity as lockdowns were eased, nuclear and hydropower energy underperformed, increasing demand for fossil fuel power and summer heatwaves led to increased air-conditioning use, which has driven emissions higher in 2022.

Eurostat’s data from November showed that GHG emissions in industries and households in the second quarter of 2022 increased by 3% compared with the same period in 2021, totalling 905 million tonnes of CO2-eq.

Story was adapted from Reuters.

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