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| Table 8.3 Possible future EU policiesand measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions | |||
| Greenhouse gas | Sector | Policies and measures | Linked with indicator |
| Carbon dioxide | Transport | Passenger cars: negotiate agreements with manufacturers in Japanand Korea, and companies not members of the European AutomobileManufacturers Association (ACEA) Freight transport by road: intermodal freight transport; fairand efficient pricing Aircraft: taxation of fuel; operational measures | |
| Industry | Improved energy efficiency in industry through environmentalagreements More use of combined heat and power (CHP) generation | Fig. 7.1.
Fig. 4.6. | |
| Energy | Reduce/remove fossil fuel subsidies More fuel switching Greater energy efficiency More use of combined heat and power (CHP) generation Greater share of renewables in primary energy consumption (i.e.12 % in 2010) |
Fig. 3.3. Fig. 3.2.
Fig. 4.6. Fig. 3.4. | |
| Household | Extend energyefficiency standards to other equipment | ||
| Methane | Agriculture | Improved manure management andfeed conversion efficiency | Fig. 6.1. |
| Waste | Recover energy fromlandfill gas energy recovery. Reduce amounts of biodegradable wastegoing to landfill (already a requirement of the LandfillDirective) | Fig. 11.3. | |
| Energy | Reduce natural gasleakage | Fig 3.1. | |
| Nitrous oxide | Agriculture | Reduce fertiliser application andimprove manure management | Fig. 6.3. |
| Industry | Install BestAvailable Technology (BAT) for adipic acid and nitric acidproduction | ||
| Transport | Reduce emissions frompassenger car catalysts | ||
| Fluorocarbons | Industry | Reduce HFC formation as a by-product of HCFC-22 production Specific measures to reduce other fluorocarbon emissions | |