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Emissions from stationary installations covered by ETS decreased by 9.1% in 2019, according to EEA

Brussels, 14/12/2020 (Agence Europe)

Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from installations covered by the European Union’s Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) have fallen from 1,682 megatonnes of CO₂ equivalent (Mt-CO₂e) in 2018 to 1,530 Mt-CO₂e in 2019, a reduction of 9.1%, according to an analysis by the European Environment Agency (EEA) published on Monday 14 December.

This decline, the largest in ten years, is due in particular to a sharp reduction in the use of coal for power generation. With the rise in the price of CO₂...