Europe sees slight decrease in carbon dioxide emissions
Carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel combustion have slightly decreased in 2016, compared with 2015, according to Eurostat estimates. Accounting for around 80% of all EU greenhouse gas emissions, CO2 emissions are a major contributor to global warming.
Early estimates of CO2 emissions in the European Union decreased by 0.4% compared with the previous year. According to Eurostat estimates, CO2 emission decreased in eleven Member States, most notably in Malta (-18.2%), Bulgaria (-7.0%), Portugal (-5.7%) and the United Kingdom (-4.8%). Still, CO2 emission rose in 2016 in a majority of EU countries, the highest increase being recorded in Finland (+8.5%) and Cyprus (+7.0%).
CO2 emissions are influenced by factors such as climate conditions, economic growth, size of the population, transport and industrial activities, but imports and exports of energy products also have an impact. For example if coal is imported this leads to an increase in emissions, while if electricity is imported, it has no direct effect on emissions in the importing country, as these would be reported in the exporting country where it is produced.
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Early estimates of CO2 emissions from energy use are computed by Eurostat based on monthly energy statistics and using a harmonized methodology. Data on CO2 emissions from energy use presented by Eurostat do not include CO2 emissions resulting from the combustion of non-renewable waste.
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