SECTORAL POLICIES / Climate

After a drop due to Covid-19, EU emissions return to pre-pandemic levels

Brussels, 15/02/2022 (Agence Europe)

Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the European Union economy reached 881 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalent in the third quarter of 2021, coming very close to their pre-Covid-19 level, according to data released by Eurostat, the EU’s statistical office, on Tuesday 15 February.

Before falling as a result of the Covid-19 economic downturn, EU emissions stood at 891 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalent in the third quarter of 2019.

Eurostat data show that the economic recovery in 2021 was...