'Could do better', says Commission, on EU environmental progress

摘要

The EU should do better to meet its environmental goals, as it is only improving slightly in most areas, according to the European Commission DG Environment in its new leaflet: "EU environment-related indicators 2008". Only one of the ten indicators (1), on climate, showed positive progress towards reaching EU targets, DG Environment said. In 2005, EU-15 emissions decreased by 0.8 per cent compared to 2004, while the EU-15 gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 1.6 per cent. Compared to base year levels, an overall reduction of 2.0 per cent was achieved.