EU Emissions Drop

摘要

Carbon emissions from installations covered by the European Union's emissions trading scheme (ETS) fell 11.2% last year to 1.69 billion tons, according to preliminary data released Thursday. The EU data cover some 11,000 installations (IOD Mar.18,p2). Emissions totaled 1.905 billion tons in 2008. The biggest falls came from installations in Estonia, Romania, Belgium, Spain and Italy. The overall electricity generating sector showed a 9% drop.