EU emissions fall by 8% as coal power plants close
The Guardian|November 01, 2024
The EU's greenhouse gas emissions fell 8% last year, the European Environment Agency (EEA) has found, as the continent continues to close down coal-fired power plants and make more electricity from sun and wind.
Ajit Niranjan

The steep drop in planet-heating pollution in 2023 is close to the fall recorded in Europe at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, when travel restrictions grounded planes and shuttered factories.

"The impact of climate change is accelerating," said the EEA's executive director, Leena Ylä-Mononen. "This leaves us no choice but to strengthen our resilience to climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions."

The report found the EU's greenhouse gas emissions are now 37% below their levels in 1990.

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