The European Union reduced its net greenhouse gas emissions by 8.9% in 2023, according to the inventory published on Wednesday 16 April by the European Environment Agency (EEA) and submitted under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
This fall, the biggest in percentage terms since 1990, brings total net emissions to 2,908 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent, or 1,728 Mt less than in 1990 (-37%).
The decrease is largely due to the accelerated decarbonisation...