European Union's greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) level in 2021 fell by 22% from a peak hit in 2008, the bloc's statistic Office said on Wednesday.
Its latest annual analysis, which excludes an expected rebound in emissions this year, found the top five emitters of the 27 EU member states - Germany, France, Italy, Poland and Spain - accounted for roughly 60% of emissions of carbon dioxide, the dominant GHG.Overall GHG emissions - including methane and nitrous oxide as well as carbon dioxide - stood at 3.6 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalents in 2021, 1.
Mining and quarrying recorded the largest drop, down 42% between 2008 and 2021, followed by utilities, steam and air conditioning supply , manufacturing, transportation and storage and households , Eurostat said. This year's rebound in economic activity as lockdowns were eased, nuclear and hyrdopower energy underperformed, increasing demand forEurostat's data from November showed that GHG emissions in industries and households in theReporting by Dina Kartit, edited by Barbara Lewis
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