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Climate change and greenhouse gas emissions
Greenhouse gas emission trends and Kyoto Protocol targets for 2008-2012
|
MEMBER STATE |
Change |
Change |
Targets |
Distance-to-target indicator |
Evaluation of progress in 2000 |
|
Austria |
0.0% |
2.7% |
-13.0% |
9.2 |
|
|
Belgium |
0.5% |
6.3% |
-7.5% |
10.0 |
|
|
Denmark |
-0.6% |
-1.7% (-9.8%) |
0.0% |
-1.7 |
|
|
Finland |
-2.9% |
-4.1% |
0.0% |
-4.1 |
|
|
France |
-1.1% |
-1.7% |
0.0% |
-1.7 |
|
|
Germany |
-0.2% |
-19.1% |
-21.0% |
-8.6 |
|
|
Greece |
4.8% |
21.2% |
25.0% |
8.7 |
|
|
Ireland |
1.5% |
24.0% |
13.0% |
17.5 |
|
|
Italy |
0.7% |
3.9% |
-6.5% |
7.2 |
|
|
Luxembourg |
-0.6% |
-45.1% |
-28.0% |
-31.1 |
|
|
Netherlands |
-0.4% |
2.6% |
-6.0% |
5.6 |
|
|
Portugal |
-1.1% |
30.1% |
27.0% |
16.6 |
|
|
Spain |
4.1% |
33.7% |
15.0% |
26.2 |
|
|
Sweden |
-1.6% |
-1.9% |
4.0% |
-3.9 |
|
|
United Kingdom |
0.4% |
-12.6% |
-12.5% |
-6.3 |
|
|
EU-15 |
0.3% |
-3.5% |
-8.0% |
0.5 |
|
Source: European Environment Agency
The Kyoto reduction targets are divided between the Member States under an agreement known as the Burden Sharing Agreement (BSA).
Baselines and Targets under the BSA
|
MEMBER STATE |
1990 baseline (MtCO2e) |
Target under BSA |
Emissions target (MtCO2e) |
|
Austria |
76.9 |
-13% |
66.9 |
|
Belgium |
136.7 |
-7.5% |
126.4 |
|
Denmark |
70.0 |
-21.0% |
55.3 |
|
Finland |
77.1 |
0% |
77.1 |
|
France |
545.7 |
0% |
545.7 |
|
Germany |
1206.6 |
-21% |
953.2 |
|
Greece |
105.4 |
25% |
131.8 |
|
Ireland |
53.5 |
13% |
60.5 |
|
Italy |
518.3 |
-6.5% |
484.6 |
|
Luxebourg |
10.8 |
-28% |
9.7 |
|
Netherlands |
215.8 |
-6% |
202.9 |
|
Portugal |
64.6 |
27% |
88.3 |
|
Spain |
305.8 |
15% |
351.7 |
|
Sweden |
69.5 |
4% |
72.3 |
|
United Kingdom |
741.9 |
-12.5% |
649.2 |
|
EU Total |
4198.6 |
-8.0% |
3862.7 |
Source: An Assessment of EU Member States' Climate Change programmes and the likely contribution to these from buildings related measures. Euroace, 2002.
Member States' responsibilities under BSA and the need for future programmes
|
Member State |
Target 2008-2012 (MtCO2) |
Total 'Additional Measures' (MtCO2) |
Gap between 'with measures' and BSA Obligations (MtCO2) |
Gap between 'additional measures' scenario and BSA (MtCO2) |
|
Austria |
66.9 |
13.9 |
17.6 |
-3.7 |
|
Denmark |
55.3 |
1.9 |
1.8 |
+0.1 |
|
Finland |
77.1 |
14.1 |
12.8 |
+1.3 |
|
France |
545.7 |
59.6 |
59.1 |
+0.5 |
|
Germany |
953.2 |
180 |
19.4 |
+130.6 |
|
Ireland |
60.45 |
14.7 |
14.0 |
+0.7 |
|
Italy |
484.6 |
31.7 |
79.3 |
-47.6 |
|
Netherlands |
202.9 |
50 |
52.94 |
-2.9 |
|
United Kingdom |
649.2 |
65 |
-18.5 |
+83.5 |
|
Total |
3862.7 |
401 |
318.4 |
+82.6 |
Source: European Commission, COM (2001) 708, 2001.
Member States are required to submit plans to the European Commission indicating how they will achieve these targets.
EU Member States Energy Efficiency improvements in buildings as a proportion of additional measures proposed under UNFCCC Third Communications
Source: An Assessment of EU Member States' Climate Change programmes and the likely contribution to these from buildings related measures, UK Association for the Conservation of Energy, 2002.