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Greenhouse gas emissions up 6% in EU compared to 2021

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Agencies
  • 16 Aug 2022 16:23
2 Min Read

Eurostat attributes the increase to last year's inactivity during the lockdown.

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  • Greenhouse gas emissions up 6 in EU compared to 2021
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In the first quarter of 2022, the volume of greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union has increased by 6% compared to the same period last year, according to the EU statistical office Eurostat. 

"In the first quarter of 2022, EU economy greenhouse gas emissions totaled 1.029 million tonnes of CO2-equivalents, a 7% and 6% increase compared with the same quarter of 2020 and 2021, but still below pre-COVID levels registered in the first quarter of 2019, when the EU economy emitted 1.035 million tonnes of CO2-equivalents," Eurostat said in a statement.

The increase in CO2 emissions is largely due to the effect of an economic rebound after a steep decline due to inactivity during COVID-19 lockdowns, according to the statement. 

The Union has vowed to reach a net-zero emission goal by 2050 - the EU's climate-neutral goal will need an energy production and consumption restructuring, in addition to a serious emission reduction and more renewable energy alternatives.

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