This report presents an assessment of the current and projected progress of EU Member States, EU candidate countries and other EEA member countries towards their respective targets under the Kyoto Protocol and of progress towards the EU target for 2020.
This is based on their past greenhouse gas emissions between 1990 and 2007, and the projected greenhouse gas emissions of these countries during the Kyoto commitment period 2008-2012 and for 2020, derived from data and related information they provided before 1 June 2009.
This year’s report shows that the European Union and all Member States but one are on track to meet their Kyoto Protocol commitments to limit and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
The report highlights the importance of the EU emission trading scheme (EU ETS) in helping Member States meet their targets. It also stresses, however, that governments need to focus on reducing emissions in the sectors not covered by the EU ETS, such as the transport and residential sectors.
Meanwhile, transport still remains the most problematic emitting sector, with upward emission trends (+26 % between 1990 and 2007, +0.5 % between 2006 and 2007) due to an ever‐increasing demand for transport of passengers and goods and a preference for road over other less‐polluting ground transport modes. International aviation and shipping emissions have increased most of all sectors (+110 % and + 60% respectively between 1990 and 2007).
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