Re:EU leaders agree to cut emissions by at least 55% by end ...
by dane-pgp on Friday December 11, 2020 @03:00PM
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> Unless the emissions from imports are counted, this is meaningless.
To give some perspective, in the case of the UK (which until this year had been an EU member):
"directly-produced carbon emissions peaked in 1972, total carbon emissions created by the UK economy peaked thirty-five years later in 2007"
So yes, "imported" carbon emissions can make a big difference, but even if you take them into account, the trend for total emissions has been downward for over a decade.
To give some perspective, in the case of the UK (which until this year had been an EU member):
"directly-produced carbon emissions peaked in 1972, total carbon emissions created by the UK economy peaked thirty-five years later in 2007"
So yes, "imported" carbon emissions can make a big difference, but even if you take them into account, the trend for total emissions has been downward for over a decade.
https://www.energylivenews.com/2019/10/21/imported-emissions...