The European Union’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions continued to decline in 2020, showing an 11% decrease compared to 2019 and a 34% decrease (or 1.94 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent) compared to the base year 1990, confirm the latest official data published by the European Environment Agency (EEA) on Tuesday 31 May.
This is the largest annual reduction in the EU since 1990.
According to the EEA, the main factors that have reduced EU emissions over the last three decades are the...