Greenhouse gas emissions from Luxembourg’s economy increased by 1.8 per cent in the second quarter of this year, bucking the trend recorded across the European Union, Luxembourg Times reports.
Greenhouse gas emissions from the EU economy were estimated at 790 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent in the second quarter, down 2.6 per cent on the same period last year, according to an analysis by official statistics agency Eurostat published on Friday.
The study looked at greenhouse gas emissions from economic activity and noted that along with the reduction in emissions, average GDP in the EU grew by 1 per cent.
Across the EU as a whole, manufacturing (22.75 per cent), households (18.3 per cent), electricity and gas supply (14.5 per cent) were the largest contributors to total emissions, although energy (-12.1 per cent) and households (-4.2 per cent) saw the largest year-on-year decreases.
While 19 EU member states saw their emissions decrease year-on-year, Luxembourg was among the eight countries where both GDP and emissions increased.
Luxembourg’s emissions rose by 1.8 per cent, while GDP increased by less than 1 per cent. Sweden (5.5 %), Cyprus (4.4 %) and Lithuania (4 %) recorded the largest increases in greenhouse gas emissions associated with economic activity, while increasing their GDP.
At the same time, five countries – the Republic of Ireland, Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Austria – recorded decreases in both GDP and emissions. Luxembourg’s neighbours – France, Germany and Belgium – reduced their greenhouse gas emissions while increasing their GDP.
The largest emission reductions were recorded in the Netherlands (-9.1 per cent), Bulgaria (-6.3 per cent), Austria and Hungary (both -5.9 per cent).
