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Annual European Community greenhouse gas inventory 1990-2004 and inventory report 2006: Located in Publications
Melting Arctic: Environmental Atlas of Europe — Greenland: Last year alone there were 50 more melting days on the Greenland ice sheet than on average, meaning we now see an average net loss of ice mass of 200 gigatons per year - a level that is four times higher than just back in the year 2000.
Located in The Environmental Atlas › … › Melting arctic › Video
Gap between 2008 GHG emissions in the sectors not covered by the EU ETS and relative Kyoto targets accounting for the effect of allocation to the EU ETS: Located in Data and maps › Maps and graphs
Understanding climate change — SOER 2010 thematic assessment: Average global air and ocean temperatures are rising, leading to the melting of snow and ice and rising global mean sea level. Ocean acidification results from higher CO2 concentrations. With unabated greenhouse gas emissions, climate change could lead to an increasing risk of irreversible shifts in the climate system with potentially serious consequences. Temperature rises of more than 1.5–2 °C above pre-industrial levels are likely to cause major societal and environmental disruptions in many regions. The atmospheric CO2 concentration needs to be stabilised at 350–400 parts per million (ppm) in order to have a 50 % chance of limiting global mean temperature increase to 2 °C above pre-industrial levels (according to the IPCC in 2007, and confirmed by later scientific insights).
Located in The European environment – state and outlook 2010 › Thematic assessments
Mitigating climate change - SOER 2010 thematic assessment: The EU emitted close to 5 billion tonnes (Gt) of CO2-equivalent emissions in 2008. It contributes today around 12 % of annual global anthropogenic direct greenhouse gas emissions. The EU is making good progress towards achieving its emission reduction targets. A rapid, sustained and effective transition to a low carbon economy is necessary to mitigate climate change and to meet global greenhouse gas emission targets.
Located in The European environment – state and outlook 2010 › Thematic assessments
Mitigating climate change - key fact 2: The EU contributes around 12 % of annual global anthropogenic direct greenhouse gas emissions.
Located in The European environment – state and outlook 2010 › … › Mitigating climate change - SOER 2010 thematic assessment › Key facts
Mitigating climate change - key fact 4: According to preliminary estimates, EU greenhouse gas emissions were 17 % below 1990 levels in 2009.
Located in The European environment – state and outlook 2010 › … › Mitigating climate change - SOER 2010 thematic assessment › Key facts
Mitigating climate change — key message 1: The EU emitted close to 5 billion tonnes (Gt) of CO2-equivalents in 2008. It contributes today around 12 % of annual global anthropogenic direct greenhouse gas emissions.
Located in The European environment – state and outlook 2010 › … › Mitigating climate change - SOER 2010 thematic assessment › Key messages
Mitigating climate change — key message 4: The greenhouse gas emission reductions observed in Europe over the last two decades are a combined result of the economic restructuring that occurred mainly in Eastern Europe in the 1990s, the policies and measures implemented to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, such as the EU emission trading scheme (EU ETS), and more recently of short-term effects of the global economic crisis.
Located in The European environment – state and outlook 2010 › … › Mitigating climate change - SOER 2010 thematic assessment › Key messages
Mitigating climate change — key message 3: EEA member countries collectively reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 7.5 % and per capita emissions from 10.9 to 9.3 tonnes CO2-equivalent between 1990 and 2008.
Located in The European environment – state and outlook 2010 › … › Mitigating climate change - SOER 2010 thematic assessment › Key messages