scholarly journals Is eco-efficiency in greenhouse gas emissions converging among European Union countries?

2013 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 143-168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariam Camarero ◽  
Juana Castillo-Giménez ◽  
Andrés J. Picazo-Tadeo ◽  
Cecilio Tamarit
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ◽  
Greenhouse Gas ◽  
Gas Emissions ◽  
European Union Countries

EMISSION EFFICIENCY OF EUROPEAN UNION COUNTRIES

2018 ◽  
Vol XX (6) ◽  
pp. 55-60
Author(s):  
Edyta Gajos ◽  
Sylwia Małażewska ◽  
Konrad Prandecki
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ◽  
Greenhouse Gas ◽  
Value Added ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Gas Emissions ◽  
Emission Efficiency ◽  
European Union Countries ◽  
Emission Volume

The aim of the study was to compare the total greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union countries and their emission efficiency. Emission efficiency was calculated as the ratio of emission volume and value to gross value added generated by the economy of a given country (size of the economy). The necessary statistical data was obtained from Eurostat. It was found that in 2015 most of greenhouse gases were emitted by: Germany, United Kingdom, Poland, France and Italy. At the same time, France and the United Kingdom were characterized by one of the best emission efficiency in the European Union, Germany and Italy obtained average results, while Poland was in the group of countries with the lowest emission efficiency. Therefore, it can be concluded, that the volume of emissions is significantly affected by the size of the economy. Some large emitters have economies based on relatively “clean” technologies and thus their potential to further reduction is not very high. The reverse is true for some low-emission countries, such as Estonia and Bulgaria. This indicates the need for a more comprehensive look at the problem of reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

scholarly journals Wybrane aspekty oddziaływania rolnictwa na środowisko w państwach Unii Europejskiej

2017 ◽  
Vol 17(32) (1) ◽  
pp. 73-83
Author(s):  
Dorota Janiszewska ◽  
Luiza Ossowska
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Cluster Analysis ◽  
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ◽  
Greenhouse Gas ◽  
Ammonia Emissions ◽  
Diagnostic Features ◽  
Gas Emissions ◽  
Eu Countries ◽  
European Union Countries ◽  
Total Ammonia

The main objective of this article is to discuss the diversity of European Union countries based on selected indicators of agriculture's impact on the environment. Figures come from 2013. The analysis was conducted using the cluster analysis. The following diagnostic features were used for the analysis: gross nitrogen balance, share of greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture in the selected country in total greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture in all of EU countries, pesticide sales per hectare UAA, the share of ammonia emissions in the selected country in total ammonia emissions of all EU countries, share of irrigable areas in total UAA and share of organic area in total UAA. As a result of the cluster analysis examined regions were divided into six groups.

scholarly journals The Paris Climate Agreement and the Three Largest Emitters: China, the United States, and the European Union

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 219-223 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miranda A. Schreurs
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
United States ◽  
European Union ◽  
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ◽  
Greenhouse Gas ◽  
Emission Reduction ◽  
Global Climate ◽  
The United States ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Gas Emissions

The Paris Agreement would not have come into being had China, the United States (US), and the European Union (EU), which together contribute more than half of all global greenhouse gas emissions, not signaled their intent to take major steps to reduce their domestic emissions. The EU has been at the forefront of global climate change measures for years having issued binding domestic emission reduction targets for 2020 and 2030. For many years, China refused to announce a target date for when it might begin reducing its greenhouse gas emissions, and the US Congress blocked action on climate change.  In the lead up to the Paris climate negotiations, however, there were major shifts in China’s and the US’s climate positions. This commentary examines the climate policies of the three largest emitters and the factors motivating the positions they took in the Paris negotiations. Given that the commitments made in Paris are most likely insufficient to keep global temperature from rising 2 °C above pre-industrial levels, the commentary also considers what the likelihood is that these three major economies will strengthen their emission reduction targets in the near future.

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