Published:
21 Apr 2008 - Provisional greenhouse gas
emissions data compiled by the EEA show
that EU-15 Member States reduced their emissions
by 0.9 % between 2005 and 2006. EU-27 emissions
are now 7.4 % below 11000 levels.
The European Environment
Agency annually compiles the European Community
greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory report, which
is formally submitted by the European Commission
to the United Nations Framework Convention
on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The provisional
figures compiled by the Agency — now available
for 2006 — show that EU-15 Member States
reduced their GHG emissions by 0.9 % between
2005 and 2006, with an overall reduction
of 35.8 million tonnes CO2 equivalent and
now stand 2.7 % below their base-year emissions.
During the same period (2005—2006), EU-27
emissions decreased by 0.3 % or 15 million
tonnes CO2 equivalent and are now 7.4 %
below 11000 levels.
Early indications show
that households and offices are the main
contributors to the decreasing trend in
emissions between 2005 and 2006, with 15.1
million tonnes CO2 equivalent saved in EU-27.
France, Italy and the United Kingdom showed
the most significant emission cuts in this
sector. Milder winters are likely to have
led to lower energy consumption in homes.
On the other hand, CO2
emissions from electricity and heat production
increased by 14.0 million tonnes in EU-27.
The recent downward
trend shown by EU-27 was offset by a major
revision of the 11000 emission data. As
a result, this year's report shows that
EU-27 recorded 0.5 percentage points less
progress compared to 11000, although total
GHG emissions have clearly decreased. Some
Member States and the EU are therefore obliged
to intensify efforts to cut climate-changing
gas emissions.
The EEA will present
a more detailed analysis — based on the
consolidated numbers — in June 2008.
EU-27: Austria, Belgium,
Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark,
Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece,
Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland,
Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain,
Sweden, the United Kingdom.
EU-15: Austria, Belgium,
Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece,
Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands,
Portugal, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom.
Detailed conclusions
on 2006 emission figures will be published
by the EEA in June 2008 as the 'Annual European
Community greenhouse gas inventory 11000–2006
and inventory report 2008'.
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'Our Arctic Challenge'
wins audience award for best documentary
Published: 17 Apr 2008
- The European Environment Agency's documentary
film 'Our Arctic Challenge' received the
audience award for best documentary feature
in the Oxford International Film Festival
in Ohio, USA.
The Oxford International
Film Festival, held on 10–13 April 2008,
presented over 100 new short and feature-length
independent films from around the globe.
This was the first festival where 'Our Arctic
Challenge' was shown to large audiences.
In July 2007, several
members of the EEA staff participated in
an adventure race in East Greenland and
got the chance to see firsthand the impact
of climate change in the Arctic. The fifty-two-minute
long documentary presents their observations
and looks into the way in which local communities
are trying to adapt to climate change.
You may contact
the EEA Information Centre to obtain a copy
of the film on DVD for personal and educational
use.
