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Press Release

EU greenhouse gas emissions increase for second year in a row

Press Release Published 22 Jun 2006 Last modified 13 Apr 2011

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Emissions of climate-changing greenhouse gases (GHG) from the EU-25 increased by 18 million tonnes (0.4 %) between 2003 and 2004. Emissions from the EU-15 increased by 11.5 million tonnes (0.3 %) in the same period. These figures, released today, are contained in the latest GHG inventory report from the European Environment Agency (EEA), based in Copenhagen.