In 2017, CO2 emissions in the EU estimated to have increased compared with 2016

Eurostat News Release 80/2018 (4 May 2018)

Eurostat estimates that in 2017 carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from fossil fuel combustion increased by 1.8% in the European Union (EU), compared with the previous year. 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 activities.

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.

This information on early estimates of CO₂ emissions from energy use for 2017 is published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.

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