The EU’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from economic activities declined by 22% in 2022 compared to levels in 2008, according to the EU’s statistical office, Eurostat, on Thursday.
Data revealed that the European bloc slashed about 3.6 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalents (CO2-eq) during the 14-year period between 2008 and 2022.
The mining and quarrying industry saw the highest relative decline in GHG emissions during the period, accounting for 40% of total emissions.
This was followed by around a 37% drop in greenhouse gas emitted from the supply of electricity, gas, steam, and air conditioning, and a 28% fall in gas emissions by the manufacturing sector.
Energy sanctions against EU are working :-/
Perfect, any emissions fall is an achievement,but preferably ones that are double digits.
Now let’s see the stats for the US…
Edit: seething Americans lurking in this sub and downvoting I see but I was honest here, I would really want to see similar data for the US.
>The EU’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from economic activities declined by 22% in 2022 **compared to levels in 2008**
Duh, bit of a critical bit omitted from headline there isn’t it? Most would assume year on year chance when declaring such statistics without specifying period.
EU = future
Which will have negligible impact under the rosiest of models. If the EU could make all of its emissions go away today that would also have little impact.
Then the real draconian stuff will start.
Once Europe has been fully deindustrialized it will fall by hundreds of percent
Wopedy-fucking-doo. Now tell China and India to do the same.
If Germany leaves the EU you could get an even bigger reduction
Still very bad in my opinion.
I wonder how much of that is caused by all the freight being done by diesel trucks instead of electric trains.
Besides the kilometers of queues of trucks from time to time at the non-Schengen borders.
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The EU’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from economic activities declined by 22% in 2022 compared to levels in 2008, according to the EU’s statistical office, Eurostat, on Thursday.
Data revealed that the European bloc slashed about 3.6 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalents (CO2-eq) during the 14-year period between 2008 and 2022.
The mining and quarrying industry saw the highest relative decline in GHG emissions during the period, accounting for 40% of total emissions.
This was followed by around a 37% drop in greenhouse gas emitted from the supply of electricity, gas, steam, and air conditioning, and a 28% fall in gas emissions by the manufacturing sector.
Energy sanctions against EU are working :-/
Perfect, any emissions fall is an achievement,but preferably ones that are double digits.
Now let’s see the stats for the US…
Edit: seething Americans lurking in this sub and downvoting I see but I was honest here, I would really want to see similar data for the US.
>The EU’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from economic activities declined by 22% in 2022 **compared to levels in 2008**
Duh, bit of a critical bit omitted from headline there isn’t it? Most would assume year on year chance when declaring such statistics without specifying period.
EU = future
Which will have negligible impact under the rosiest of models. If the EU could make all of its emissions go away today that would also have little impact.
Then the real draconian stuff will start.
Once Europe has been fully deindustrialized it will fall by hundreds of percent
Wopedy-fucking-doo. Now tell China and India to do the same.
If Germany leaves the EU you could get an even bigger reduction
Still very bad in my opinion.
I wonder how much of that is caused by all the freight being done by diesel trucks instead of electric trains.
Besides the kilometers of queues of trucks from time to time at the non-Schengen borders.