Main findings
Consumption of energy grew by 5.2 % while GHG emissions from overall energy use decreased by 1.3 %.
Out of that, the energy industries showed an increase of emissions by 3.9 %.
The 5 % rise of emissions from transport can be explained by increasing transport volumes and the lack of significant shift towards cleaner modes and fuels.
The growth in those two sub-sectors was outweighed by a 10.7 % decline of energy-related emissions in manufacturing and construction.
In 2008, in the EU-27 Europeans generated on average 9 kg more municipal waste per capita than in 1999. Despite this growth, the improvement of waste treatment resulted in the largest proportional emission cut among all sectors.
Decreasing numbers of livestock (cattle, pigs, goats and sheep) and smaller amounts of nitrogenous fertilisers used are behind the drop of GHG emissions in agriculture.
The EU-27 economy has become more energy and carbon-efficient than it was in 1999. This is largely due to the predominance of the services sector which generates much of the gross value added with little emissions.
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