Most EU countries cut carbon dioxide emissions in 2018, marking a turnaround in the battle against greenhouse gases
Most EU countries reduced carbon dioxide emissions in 2018, estimates showed Wednesday, marking a turnaround in the battle against greenhouse gases as campaigners urged faster action to avoid the most damaging effects of climate change.
That was better than 2017, which saw combined emissions 1.8% higher than 2016 and only seven countries recording decreases, according to the EU's statistics office."After four years without substantial emission reductions, the EU has finally started to walk the road to the zero-carbon economy," said Wendel Trio, who heads the activist group Climate Action Network Europe.
Portugal took the lead with the sharpest decrease, Eurostat figures showed, recording a 9% drop in emissions from 2017. On the other hand, Latvia recorded the poorest result, with emissions up 8.5% from the year before. Other countries in the bloc whose emissions rose include Poland, which recorded an increase of 3.5%.
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