EU Carbon Emissions Declined 1.4% in 2012, Initial Data Show
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Carbon emissions fell 1.4 percent in Europe last year, according to European Commission data, as industrial output slowed and renewable energy generation jumped.
Greenhouse-gas discharges reported by 89 percent of the installations covered by the European Union’s carbon market were 1.787 billion metric tons, excluding airlines, the data published today show. Aviation emissions totaled 55 million tons in 2012, the first year of coverage for the industry, according to figures accounting for 68 percent of the sector.