Key contributors to this reduction include the electricity and gas supply sector, which demonstrated a decrease of 23.7 per cent, followed by households (-6.5 per cent) and manufacturing (-4.9 per cent), Eurostat said in a press release.
Across the EU, 23 member states witnessed a decline in greenhouse gas emissions, with notable reductions observed in Estonia (-30.7 per cent), Bulgaria (-18.6 per cent), and Germany (-12.2 per cent). However, a few nations, including Malta (+7.7 per cent), Cyprus (+3.7 per cent), Latvia (+3.4 per cent), and Slovakia (+0.9 per cent), experienced an increase in emissions. Despite this, some of these countries managed to achieve economic growth alongside their emission increases.
The Eurostat data also reveals a correlation between emissions reduction and economic performance. Among the nations witnessing a decline in emissions, 11 also experienced a corresponding decline in GDP, while 11 others achieved the remarkable feat of reducing emissions while simultaneously achieving economic growth.
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