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Greenhouse gas emission trends and projections in Europe 2011 - Tracking progress towards Kyoto and 2020 targets

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EEA Report No 4/2011
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This report presents an overview of the progress achieved so far by the EU, its Member States and other EEA member countries towards their respective targets under the Kyoto Protocol and the EU burden-sharing agreement, as well as 2020 targets set at EU level. The assessment is based on greenhouse gas (GHG) emission data in Europe for the period 2008–2010, including recent EEA estimates of proxy 2010 GHG emissions.

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  • Published: Oct 07, 2011

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Decomposition of current progress achieved by European countries towards their Kyoto targets by the end of 2010 Decomposition of current progress achieved by European countries towards their Kyoto targets by the end of 2010 A positive sign signifies a favourable contribution towards target achievement.
Actual (2008 and 2009) and expected (2008–2012) average annual emissions and removals from LULUCF activities Actual (2008 and 2009) and expected (2008–2012) average annual emissions and removals from LULUCF activities A positive value indicates that the country has/expects net removals from LULUCF activities, taking into account the caps for forest management. It does not necessarily mean that the country intends to actually use RMUs to achieve its Kyoto commitment. The estimate of the actual effects of LULUCF activities might change in future years if better data becomes available.
Actual progress of the EU‑15 towards its burden-sharing target in absolute and relative terms Actual progress of the EU‑15 towards its burden-sharing target in absolute and relative terms The X-axis (0 % line) corresponds to the achievement of the EU-15 reduction target under the Kyoto Protocol (– 8 % compared to base-year emissions). Positive values correspond to contributions to the achievement of the EU-15 Kyoto target, while negative values represent shortfalls. The difference between target and GHG emissions concerns the sectors not covered by the EU ETS, which represent the right emissions and target to consider for the assessment of actual progress towards Kyoto targets.
Difference between verified emissions and caps in all 30 countries participating in the EU ETS, 2008–2010 Difference between verified emissions and caps in all 30 countries participating in the EU ETS, 2008–2010 A positive sign indicates that verified emissions (2008, 2009, 2010 and 2008/2010 average) were higher than available allowances (i.e. the EU ETS helps the Member State to reach its Kyoto target). A negative sign indicates that verified emissions were lower than available allowances (i.e. the EU ETS does not help the Member State to reach its Kyoto target).
EUA future prices 2005–2011 EUA future prices 2005–2011 -
Gap between average 2008–2010 total GHG emissions and Kyoto targets (without the use of carbon sinks and flexible mechanisms) Gap between average 2008–2010 total GHG emissions and Kyoto targets (without the use of carbon sinks and flexible mechanisms) * 2008–2009 average emissions (no approximated 2010 GHG emissions available for Liechtenstein. Each bar represents the gap between domestic emissions and the Kyoto target. A positive value indicates that national total emissions were lower than the Kyoto target.
Gap between average 2008–2009 total GHG emissions and Kyoto targets (with and without the use of carbon sinks and flexible mechanisms) Gap between average 2008–2009 total GHG emissions and Kyoto targets (with and without the use of carbon sinks and flexible mechanisms) The assessment is based on average 2008–2009 emissions and the planned use of flexible mechanisms as well as the expected effect of LULUCF activities. For each country, the top bar represents the gap between domestic emissions and the Kyoto target, while the bar below includes the planned effect of Kyoto mechanisms and carbon sinks. A positive value indicates a country for which average 2008 and 2009 non-ETS emissions were lower than the annual target. Based on the actual Swiss emissions for 2008 and 2009 and projections for the remaining years of the first commitment period, the Swiss government decided on 10 June 2011 to increase its use of flexible mechanisms to meet the Kyoto target.
Comparison of verified emissions and free allocation (average 2008–2010 for all 30 countries participating in the EU ETS) Comparison of verified emissions and free allocation (average 2008–2010 for all 30 countries participating in the EU ETS) -
Credits from CDM & JI surrendered for 2008–2010 Credits from CDM & JI surrendered for 2008–2010 -
ETS and non-ETS emission trends in the EU‑15 compared to respective targets, 2008–2010 ETS and non-ETS emission trends in the EU‑15 compared to respective targets, 2008–2010 -
Gap between average 2008–2009 total GHG emissions and Kyoto targets (without the use of carbon sinks and flexible mechanisms) Gap between average 2008–2009 total GHG emissions and Kyoto targets (without the use of carbon sinks and flexible mechanisms) -
Perspective on EU ETS cap until 2050 Perspective on EU ETS cap until 2050 -
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