Greenhouse gas emissions in the EU: In which country have they fallen the most in the last decade?

Greenhouse gas emissions from Europe’s economy have fallen by 17% in the last decade, according to Eurostat. Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the EU economy and households would amount to 3.3 billion tonnes of CO2 by 2025. This is according to a Eurostat report, which highlights that this represents a decrease of 17.2% compared to a decade ago, in 2015. By 2025, most sectors of the economy emitted fewer greenhouse gases than in 2015. Specifically, emissions from the energy sector (electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply) decreased by 45.3%, while emissions from mining and quarrying were reduced by 33.3%. Emissions from the manufacturing sector fell by 16%, domestic emissions by 14.7% and those from the services sector by 11.9%.

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