Tracking progress towards Kyoto and 2020 targets in Europe

This report, published on 12 October 2010 presents an overview of the progress achieved so far by the EU, its Member States and other EEA member countries towards their respective targets under the Kyoto Protocol and the EU burden-sharing agreement. Based on aggregated emission projections at EU level, the report also presents an assessment of projected progress of the EU-15 towards its 8% reduction commitment and of the EU-27 towards its 20% reduction target by 2020.

The European Commission also pulished a report on the same day, 'Progress towards achieving the Kyoto objectives' COM(2010) 569 final.

• Primary Source

EEA: Press Release, 12.10.10: Deep emission cuts give the EU a head start under the Kyoto Protocol http://www.eea.europa.eu/pressroom/newsreleases/deep-emission-cuts-give-the

European Commission: COM(2010) 569 final: Progress towards achieving the Kyoto objectives http://ec.europa.eu/environment/climat/pdf/gge/report_2010_en.pdf

European Commission: SEC(2010)1204 final: Progress towards achieving the Kyoto objectives http://ec.europa.eu/environment/climat/pdf/gge/annex_2010_en.pdf

European Commission: Press Release: IP/10/1315 (12.10.10): Climate change: European Union making deeper emission cuts than promised http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/10/1315&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

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