‘Malta bucking European trend on CO2 emissions’

Published on 11 June 2013 at 10:16

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Malta is failing to comply with European Union pledges to cut carbon dioxide emissions produced as a result of fuel combustion, according to a new report by the International Energy Agency.

Malta has yet to comply with a 2010 EU-wide committment to reduce CO2 emissions by at least 20 per cent, compared to 1990 levels, by a deadline of 2020. The newspaper continues –

Meeting this target, for Malta, meant slashing its carbon dioxide emissions by half. But this drastic decrease has not yet started to happen. According to Eurostat estimates issued last month, Malta was one of only four EU member states to see their CO2 emissions increase between 2011 and 2012. Proportionally, the estimated increase of 6.3 per cent is also the highest in the EU, and by a considerable margin.

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