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EU carbon dioxide emissions decrease by 5 pct in 2014: estimation

Xinhua, June 15, 2015 Adjust font size:

Carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel combustion decreased by 5.0 percent in 2014 in the European Union (EU), compared with the previous year, official estimation said on Monday.

The figure was released in the early estimates of CO2 emissions from energy use for 2014 published by the statistical office of the EU Eurostat on Monday.

Carbon dioxide emissions fell in 2014 in most EU member states, except Bulgaria, Cyprus, Malta, Lithuania, Finland and Sweden, said Eurostat.

The largest decreases were recorded in Slovakia and Denmark, followed by Slovenia, Britain and France. Endit