EU15 greenhouse gas emissions rise 1.3% y-o-y in 2003: EEA report

London (Platts)--21Jun2005

Emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases rose by 1.3% in 2003,
compared with 2002, in the original 15 European Union member states, according
to figures published Tuesday by the European Commission. 

Greenhouse gas emissions rose by 1.5% in the same period in the 25 member
states of the enlarged EU. These figures are from the latest national
estimates collated by the European Environment Agency. The 1.3% increase in
EU-15 greenhouse gas emissions in 2003 equates to an extra 53-mil mt. The EEA
said this increase was mainly due to higher energy consumption and heating
needs, particularly in the domestic sector, where emissions rose by 18-mil mt
of CO2 equivalent. There was a 17-mil mt increase in emissions from industry,
and a 6-mil mt increase from the transport sector. The EEA said over half of
the overall rise in emissions was due to a 2.1% increase in emissions from
energy industries, mainly caused by a 5% increase in electricity and heat
production and in coal consumption by power stations. Germany, the UK and
Finland saw the highest increases between 2002 and 2003, in absolute terms.

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