CO2 emissions fell in 2018 in a majority of EU Member States, with the highest decrease recorded in Portugal (-9%), followed by Bulgaria (-8.1%), Ireland (-6.8%), Germany (-5.4%), the Netherlands (-4.6%), and Croatia (-4.3%).
Increases were registered in eight Member States: Latvia (+8.5%), followed by Malta (+6.7%), Estonia (+4.5%), Luxembourg (+3.7%), Poland (+3.5%), Slovakia (+2.4%), Finland (+1.9%), and Lithuania (+0.6%).
CO2 emissions are a major contributor to global warming and account for around 80% of all EU greenhouse gas emissions. They are influenced by factors such as climate conditions, economic growth, size of population, transport and industrial activities, Eurostat said.
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