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Greenhouse gas emissions from the European Union dropped 7.7 per cent from 1990 to 2006, even though use of carbon dioxide-intensive coal increased over the same period, according to a report by the European Environment Agency. At this pace, the EU would very nearly fulfill its Kyoto commitment to reduce greenhouse gases by eight per cent compared to 1990 levels before 2012, the Copenhagen-based Agency said in its annual report. Under the Kyoto Protocol signatory nations are legally bound to cut output of six carbon gases to the levels existing in 1990.
According to the report, emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), produced mainly by the burning of fossil fuels, remained stable across the EU's 27 nations in 2006 as compared to the previous year. The use of coal, however, was an area of concern as increased use of the fossil fuel for power and heat production resulted in an increase of 15.4 million tonnes of CO2 from this sector in 2006. The nation with the worst record in this area was Poland, which alone accounted for an increment of 7.6 million tonnes of coal-generated emissions. Denmark and Finland were responsible for the largest relative increase in greenhouse gas emissions, 10.9 and 16.3 per cent respectively, also on account of an increase in the use of coal to generate power.
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