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At a glance
Infographic
November 2015
Transport CO2 emissions in focus
On 30 November 2015, the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP 21) to the United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is due to start in Paris. The aim is for the Parties to adopt
binding rules to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and keep global warming below an increase of
2˚C. This overview shows how about 25% of CO2 emissions in the EU result from transport activities.
The map below gives the share of transport emissions (from fuel combustion, not including indirect
emissions from electricity use) in the total CO2 emissions in each Member State, and the volume contribution of different transport modes to the EU total.
While in other sectors the volumes of CO2 emissions have decreased between 1990 and 2012, those
resulting from transport show increases, in some cases more than twofold.
CO2 emissions from transport per capita, as share of total emissions
and by transport mode, 2012
2.3 Tonnes per capita
Less than 20%
Between 20% and 25%
Between 25% and 30%
FI
Between 30% and 35%
2.7
Between 35% and 40%
More than 40%
SE
Railways
2.2
DK
Navigation
Road
IE
2.8
LT
2.9
UK
NL
2.4
BE
1.7
PL
DE
CZ
2.3
1.6
AT
FR
1.3
SK
1.2
HU
2.8
LU
PT
RO
1.1
0.8
2.9
14.4
2.4
BG
HR
ES
1.2
1.4
2.6
IT
CY
2.0
MT
10.9
EPRS | European Parliamentary Research Service
Authors: Eulalia Claros, Marketa Pape
Members’ Research Service
PE 571.343
LV
1.9
5.2
1.4
2.1
EE
2.8
Aviation
EL
2.3
4.0
EPRS
Transport CO2 emissions in focus
(Million tonnes)
EU28 CO2 emissions from transport, by transport mode
Evolution of EU CO2 transport emissions by volume, 1990 - 2012
1500
1200
Million tonnes
Railways&Other
Aviation
900
Navigation
600
Road
Railways
Aviation
Navigation
300
Road
0
1990
1990
1992
1992
1994
1996
1998
1998
2000
2000
2002
2002
2004
2004
2006
2006
2008
2008
2010
2010
2012
2012
CO2 emissions by Member State - 2012 compared to 1990
461
% change 150
Transport †
100
Total
50
0
-50
-100
PL CZ IE PT CY AT ES NL HR BE SK HU BG RO SE FR UK IT DK EL DE FI EE LV LT
MT LU SI
EU28 CO2 emissions by sector
CO2 emissions in the EU: 1990 - 2012 changes, and situation in 2012
EU28 CO2 emissions by sector
1990=100
150
1990=100
150
Other:
8%
Other:
Residential:
8%
12%
Residential:
12%
Transport
120
Transport
120
Residential
Energy Industries
Other *
90
Other
*
Industry
Industry
60
60
1990
1990
1992
1992
1994
1994
1996
1996
1998
1998
2000
2000
2002
2002
2004
2004
2006
2006
2008
2008
Transport
Total
Energy
Industries:
2012 Energy40%
Transport:
Industries:
25%
2012
40%
Transport:
25%
Industry:
15%
Industry:
15%
Energy Industries
Residential
90
1990=100
2010
2010
2012
2012
Data Source: European Commission, 2015. Notes: † Including emissions from international bunkers, which are not included in the Total emissions.
* Other includes emissions from commerce, institutions and agriculture. Country codes: Austria (AT), Belgium (BE), Bulgaria (BG), Croatia (HR), Cyprus
(CY), Czech Republic (CZ), Denmark (DK), Estonia (EE), Finland (FI), France (FR), Germany (DE), Greece (EL), Hungary (HU), Ireland (IE), Italy (IT), Latvia (LV),
Lithuania (LT), Luxembourg (LU), Malta (MT), Netherlands (NL), Poland (PL), Portugal (PT), Romania (RO), Slovakia (SK), Slovenia (SI), Spain (ES), Sweden (SE),
United Kingdom (UK), European Union (EU28).
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