Annual Report 2010 - Verein der Kohlenimporteure eV

for companies participating in the EU ETS already
partially contributed to reducing emissions. Verified
billion tonnes of CO 2 equivalent.
Success in reducing CO 2 varies widely across the EU-
15. While industrial heavyweights in the EU, Germany
and the United Kingdom, have largely met their goals,
most of the other Member States fall somewhat short.
In those countries with most economic growth, CO 2
emissions will have risen further compared with 2009
(figures for 2010 are not yet available).
EU-15 CO 2 Emissions
Baseline Year
1990 (MtCO 2
equivalent)
EU Objective
2008-2012
compared with
Baseline Year (%)
Change
1990-2008
in %
EU-15 4,227.2 - 8.0 - 6.5
Germany 1,253.3 - 21.0 - 22.2
United
Kingdom
746.0 - 12.5 - 18.6
Denmark 69.0 - 21.0 - 7.4
Luxemburg 12.7 - 28.0 - 4.8
Belgium 146.8 - 7.5 - 7.1
Austria 78.0 - 13.0 + 10.8
Finland 76.8 0.0 - 0.5
France 546.7 0.0 - 6.4
Greece 107.0 + 25.0 + 22.8
Ireland 53.4 + 13.0 + 23.0
Italy 508.0 - 6.5 + 4.7
The
Netherlands
212.5 - 6.0 - 2.4
Portugal 57.9 + 27.0 + 32.2
Spain 286.8 + 15.0 + 42.3
Sweden 72.3 + 4.0 - 11.7
HT-EU2 Source: IWR/European Environment Agency
The table shows that without the contributions of the
would fall far short of its targets, with an absolute
increase in CO 2 emissions. The success of reducing
emissions in Germany has been largely a consequence
of the transitional economic situation in East Germany.
The United Kingdom profited from the downsizing of
its coal mining industry by 80 million tonnes during
the period 1990 to 2010. Over the same period, the EU-
10 countries recorded a 23% drop in emissions due to
the collapse of industrial output in many countries of
Eastern Europe. In other words, a major portion of the
reductions are due to one-off effects that will not be
repeated.
Including these countries, the EU has made progress in
thereby already close to the 20% reduction objective for
2020.
The EU-10 states, following their accession, will
presumably begin a stronger growth phase, with a
simultaneous rise in energy requirements. However, this
may now be delayed by 2-3 years owing to the economic
crisis, with nearly all new Member States being affected
yet with a positive effect on the EU’s CO 2 inventory.
EU Hard Coal Market Still Declining
In 2010, small reductions in the output of European
hard coal were registered in some countries alongside
small increases in others. This resulted overall in 1.4
million tonnes less production in 2010.
Bulgaria + 0.1 Mt
Germany - 1.0 Mt
Poland - 0.9 Mt
Spain + 0.6 Mt
Romania 0.0 Mt
United Kingdom + 0.3 Mt
Poland and Spain in the next few years following the
European Commission’s Decision on State Aid of
December 2010.
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