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Press Release

EU greenhouse gas emissions: more than half way to the '20 % target by 2020'

Press Release Published 02 Jun 2010 Last modified 13 Apr 2011

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The European Union's greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory report, compiled by the European Environment Agency (EEA), shows that emissions have not only continued their downward trend in 2008, but have also picked up pace. The EU-27's emissions stood 11.3 % below their 1990 levels, while EU-15 achieved a reduction of 6.9 % compared to Kyoto base-year levels.