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Annual greenhouse gas emission targets in Europe under the KP (2008–2012) relative to base-year emissions

Figure Created 11 Oct 2011 Published 11 Oct 2011 Last modified 29 Nov 2012

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The final emission levels allocated to the European Union and each Member State were established after completion of the reviews of the initial reports pursuant to Article 8 of the KP in 2008. To account for Denmark's exceptionally low base-year emissions compared to other years, Denmark received five million AAUs from the Union registry for the first commitment period under the KP