Last year EU energy carbon emissions fell by 10%

According to a report from EnergyWorld.

Eurostat said in a statement on Friday that as governments implement lockdown measures to slow the spread of the virus, emissions from all 27 EU member states have fallen compared to 2019.

Greece saw the largest decline (-18.

According to Eurostat, the source of the reduction varies.

Carbon dioxide emissions from energy consumption account for about 75% of the EU’s all-occupied greenhouse gases.

As part of the "European Green Agreement," the European Union pledged to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030 compared to 1990 levels.

Hao Fen Translated from Energy World Network

The original text is as follows:

Carbon emissions from energy dropped 10 per cent in the EU last year

Carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel combustion dropped 10 per cent in the European Union last year amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to estimates from the EU's statistical office.

　　Eurostat said in a statement Friday that emissions fell in all of the EU's 27 member nations compared to 2019 as governments imposed lockdown measures to slow the spread of the virus.

　　Greece recorded the largest decrease (-18.

　　Eurostat said the sources of the cutbacks varied.

　　"The largest decreases were seen for all types of coals.

　　CO2 emissions from energy consumption account for about 75 per cent of all man-made greenhouse gases in the EU.

　　As part of the "European Green Deal," the EU has committed itself to cutting greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55 per cent by 2030 compared to 1990 levels.