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Increased power production drives EU greenhouse gas emissions up in 2003

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Press Release Published 21 Jun 2005 Last modified 28 Jun 2016

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Emissions of climate-changing greenhouse gases from the European Union have increased in 2003, after having fallen in 2002. Emissions in the 15 old member states (EU-15) increased by 53 million tonnes (1.3%) between 2002 and 2003.Total EU-25 emissions increased by 1.5%, says the latest annual report on greenhouse gas emissions from the European Environment Agency.