EU fact of the week
date: 05/05/2017
Decrease in CO2 emissions in the EU
In 2016 carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from fossil fuel combustion slightly decreased (by 0.4%) in the EU, compared with the previous year, according to Eurostat – the EU's statistical office. The UK registered one of the biggest decreases (-4.8%) after Malta (-18.2%), Bulgaria (-7.0%) and Portugal (-5.7%).
The UK is nonetheless the second biggest emitter of CO2 emissions (11.7% of the EU's share), after Germany (22.9%).