The reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the EU has paid off

　　Sinochem New Network News Recently, a report released by the European Commission's Joint Research Center said that global greenhouse gas emissions in 2022 increased by 1.4% year-on-year, while EU greenhouse gas emissions decreased by 0.8%. The report is based on data from the European Commission's Atmospheric Research Emissions Database, prepared in conjunction with the International Energy Agency (IEA).

　　Statistics show that global greenhouse gas emissions reached a record 53.08 billion tons in 2022, due to the beginning of the resumption of economic activity after the pandemic. On the other hand, the EU's greenhouse gas emissions in 2021 increased by 5.6% compared to the previous year, but decreased by 0.8% year-on-year in 2022, maintaining a decades-long downward trend. In the long run, the EU has been one of the largest economies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions since 1990 while achieving economic growth, but its share of global emissions has fallen from 14.8% in 1990 to 6.7% in 2022.

　　In terms of greenhouse gas emissions in 2022, Luxembourg was the member state with the largest year-on-year reduction in emission reductions, with a decrease of 11.1%. They are followed by Belgium, Lithuania, Estonia and the Netherlands. In contrast, Bulgaria saw the largest year-on-year increase in emissions, followed by Spain, Portugal, Greece, Ireland and Malta. Germany remains the largest emitter in terms of its share of the EU's total emissions, followed by France, Poland, Italy and Spain.