Press Release: Climate change: Progress report shows EU on track to meet or over-achieve Kyoto emissions target

The EU is on track to deliver on its Kyoto Protocol commitments for reducing or limiting emissions of greenhouse gases, the Commission's annual progress report on emissions showed. The latest projections indicate that the EU-15 will meet its 8% reduction target under Kyoto; 10 of the 12 remaining Member States of the EU have also individual commitments under the protocol. It is projected that they will reduce their emissions to 6 or 8% below base year levels. This will be achieved through a combination of policies and measures already taken, the purchase of emission credits from projects in third countries, the acquisition of allowances and credits by participants in the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS), and forestry activities that absorb carbon from the atmosphere.

ESO: Background information: European Commission Website: Climate action. Energy for a changing world http://www.europeansources.info/record/climate-action-2/

EurActiv, 13.11.09: EU on track to meet Kyoto targets http://www.euractiv.com/climate-change/eu-summit-struggles-raise-climat-news-223234

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