European Environment Agency report: "Greenhouse gas emission trends and projections in Europe 2006"
A recent study by the European Environment Agency has assessed the actual historic and projected progress in Europe towards achieving the emission targets set out under the Kyoto Protocol. The report highlights that progress towards the Kyoto Protocol targets is very uneven around Europe.
The EU-15 is committed to delivering the collective 8% cut in emissions by 2008-2012 to which it signed up under the Kyoto Protocol.
Regarding the effectiveness of current policies, the EU emissions trading scheme is considered to be one of the measures that will contribute the most to achieving the targets. Other key policies and measures include promotion of electricity from renewable energy, promotion of combined heat and power, improvements in energy performance of buildings and energy efficiency in large industrial installations, and promotion of the use of energy-efficient appliances. However, current trends suggest that the EU-25 renewable electricity target (21% of gross electricity consumption by 2010) is unlikely to be met.
No comments:
Post a Comment