EU Broke 2020 Emissions Targets by 2014
- Jul 1, 2016
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The EU soared past its 2020 carbon cutting goal six years early, according to European Environment Agency data.
Greenhouse gas emissions in 2014 were 4.1% lower than the previous year and 24.4% below the 1990 baseline. The 2020 target is a 20% cut.
The biggest savings were in manufacturing, power generation and home heating (helped by a warm winter). They outweighed increases in CO2 from road transport and potent warming HFC gases from air conditioners and fridges.
David Kent
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