Greenhouse gas emissions in the EU 15 are declining, Environment Commissioner Margot Wallström announced yesterday (15 July).
Data released by the European Environment Agency showing a drop of 0.5 per cent in 2002 in the emissions of the six greenhouse gases covered by the Kyoto Protocol.
The main reason for the decrease was a shift from coal to gas and reduced emissions from manufacturing industries and households.
But the EU has committed itself to reduce emissions by eig...
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