The European Commission proposed how each of the 27 member states should individually contribute to the EU’s 2020 goal of reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 20 percent.

BRUSSELS, Belgium; January 26, 2008.- The CO2 reduction target are for sectors not covered by the EU’s Emissions Trading System (ETS). The baseline year is 2005. In total, 15 member states have been asked to reduce their emissions, while 12 member states may increase their CO2 emissions under the proposals.

DENMARK -20%
IRELAND -20%
LUXEMBOURG -20%
SWEDEN -17%
AUSTRIA -16%
FINLAND -16%
NETHERLANDS -16%
UNITED KINGDOM -16%
BELGIUM -15%
FRANCE -14%
GERMANY -14%
ITALY -13%
SPAIN -10%
CYPRUS -5.0%
GREECE -4.0%
PORTUGAL +1.0%
SLOVENIA +4.0%
MALTA +5.0%
CZECH REPUBLIC +9.0%
HUNGARY +10%
ESTONIA +11%
SLOVAKIA +13%
POLAND +14%
LITHUANIA +15%
LATVIA +17%
ROMANIA +19%
BULGARIA +20%

RENEWABLE ENERGY TARGETS FOR EACH MEMBER STATE
The European Commission published proposals on how each member state is to contribute to an overall target of having renewable energy account for 20 percent of energy use in the EU by 2020. The targets are legally binding.

SWEDEN 49%
LATVIA 42%
FINLAND 38%
AUSTRIA 34%
PORTUGAL 31%
DENMARK 30%
ESTONIA 25%
SLOVENIA 25%
ROMANIA 24%
FRANCE 23%
LITHUANIA 23%
SPAIN 20%
GERMANY 18%
GREECE 18%
ITALY 17%
BULGARIA 16%
IRELAND 16%
POLAND 15%
UNITED KINGDOM 15%
NETHERLANDS 14%
SLOVAKIA 14%
BELGIUM 13%
CYPRUS 13%
CZECH REPUBLIC 13%
HUNGARY 13%
LUXEMBOURG 11%
MALTA 10%

European Commission, 23 January 2008

(EUobserver)

 

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