Early
estimates of CO2 emissions from energy use
In
2013, CO2
emissions in the EU28 estimated to have decreased by 2.5% compared
with 2012
Eurostat estimates
that in 2013 carbon dioxide (CO2)
emissions from fossil fuel combustion decreased by 2.5% in the EU28,
compared with the previous year, after a fall of 1.6%1
in 2012. CO2 emissions
are a major contributor to global warming and account for around 80%
of all EU greenhouse gas emissions. They are influenced by factors
such as climate conditions, economic growth, size of the population,
transport and industrial activities2.
Various EU energy efficiency initiatives aim to reduce emissions of
CO2
and other greenhouse gases. It should also be noted that imports and
exports of energy products have an impact on CO2
emissions in the country where fossil fuels are burned: for example
if coal is imported this leads to an increase in emissions, while if
electricity is imported, it has no direct effect on emissions in the
importing country, as these would be reported in the exporting
country where it is produced.
Today,
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union,
publishes early estimates3
of CO2 emissions
from energy use for 2013, only four months after the end of the
reference year.
CO2
emissions fell in twenty-two Member States in 2013
In
2013, the Member State with the highest level of CO2
emissions in absolute terms was Germany
(760 million tons), followed by the United
Kingdom
(455 mn tons), France
(346 mn tons), Italy
(342 mn tons), Poland
(290 mn tons), Spain
(224 mn tons) and the Netherlands
(162 mn tons). These seven Member States accounted together for 77%
of total EU28
CO2
emissions in 2013.
Eurostat
estimates that from 2012 to 2013 CO2
emissions from fossil fuel combustion decreased in nearly all Member
States, except Denmark
(+6.8%), Estonia
(+4.4%),
Portugal
(+3.6%), Germany
(+2.0%),
France
(+0.6%) and Poland
(+0.3%). The largest decreases were recorded in Cyprus
(-14.7%), Romania
(-14.6%), Spain
(-12.6%), Slovenia
(-12.0%), Bulgaria
and Greece
(both -10.2%).
Change
in CO2
emissions, 2013/2012 (2013 estimated)
CO2
emissions from energy use
|
|
in
1000 tons CO2
|
Change
2013/2012
|
||
|
2012*
|
2013
estimate
|
in
absolute terms
(1000 tons CO2) |
in %
|
|
|
EU28
|
3 438
893
|
3 351
849
|
-87
045
|
-2.5%
|
|
Belgium
|
87 632
|
87 372
|
-260
|
-0.3%
|
|
Bulgaria
|
46 272
|
41 570
|
-4 702
|
-10.2%
|
|
Czech
Republic
|
99 380
|
96 497
|
-2 883
|
-2.9%
|
|
Denmark
|
37 653
|
40 222
|
2 569
|
6.8%
|
|
Germany
|
745 194
|
759 926
|
14 731
|
2.0%
|
|
Estonia
|
17 521
|
18 291
|
769
|
4.4%
|
|
Ireland**
|
35 502
|
34 160
|
-1 342
|
-3.8%
|
|
Greece
|
85 268
|
76 614
|
-8 655
|
-10.2%
|
|
Spain
|
256 452
|
224 052
|
-32 400
|
-12.6%
|
|
France
|
343 544
|
345 741
|
2 196
|
0.6%
|
|
Croatia
|
16 500
|
16 226
|
-273
|
-1.7%
|
|
Italy
|
365 509
|
341 503
|
-24 005
|
-6.6%
|
|
Cyprus
|
6 500
|
5 547
|
-953
|
-14.7%
|
|
Latvia
|
6 685
|
6 404
|
-281
|
-4.2%
|
|
Lithuania
|
11 480
|
10 819
|
-661
|
-5.8%
|
|
Luxembourg
|
10 100
|
9 723
|
-377
|
-3.7%
|
|
Hungary
|
42 640
|
39 717
|
-2 923
|
-6.9%
|
|
Malta
|
2 701
|
2 518
|
-184
|
-6.8%
|
|
Netherlands
|
162 447
|
162 039
|
-409
|
-0.3%
|
|
Austria
|
60 583
|
59 289
|
-1 294
|
-2.1%
|
|
Poland
|
289 288
|
290 219
|
931
|
0.3%
|
|
Portugal
|
45 280
|
46 919
|
1 639
|
3.6%
|
|
Romania
|
74 292
|
63 419
|
-10 873
|
-14.6%
|
|
Slovenia
|
14 746
|
12 982
|
-1 764
|
-12.0%
|
|
Slovakia
|
27 211
|
25 518
|
-1 692
|
-6.2%
|
|
Finland
|
44 376
|
43 129
|
-1 248
|
-2.8%
|
|
Sweden***
|
38 118
|
36 511
|
-1 607
|
-4.2%
|
|
United
Kingdom
|
466 019
|
454 924
|
-11 095
|
-2.4%
|
* Official 2012 data as reported
to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
** Include
some Eurostat estimates
*** 2013 estimate based on partly
provisional data
- As regards the reliability of the early estimates, comparison of 2012 estimates for the EU27 with final figures showed that CO2 emissions fell by 1.6%, compared with an estimate of 2.1%. However estimates differed for some Member States by larger amounts.
- For further information see the Statistics explained article on the Eurostat website:
- These early estimates are based on monthly energy statistics. More information about the method used to calculate early CO2 emission estimates can be found on the Eurostat website:
Issued
by: Eurostat Press Office
Louise
CORSELLI-NORDBLAD
Tel:
+352-4301-33 444
Eurostat
news releases on the internet: http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat
For further
information on data:
Michael
GOLL
Tel:
+352-4301-32 782
