Informe El medio ambiente en Europa: Estado y perspectivas 2020

PART 2
FIGURE 7.1 Greenhouse gas emission trends and projections in the EU-28, 1990-2050
Million tonnes of CO 2
equivalent (MtCO 2
e)
6 000
5 000
-20 %
4 000
-21,7 %
-30 %
-36 %
3 000
-40 %
2 000
2050 goal: -80 %
1 000
2050 goal: -95 %
0
1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030 2035 2040 2045 2050
Historic greenhouse gas emissions
Projections 'with existing measures'
Projections 'with additional measures'
2020 target
2030 target
Note:
Source:
The GHG emission trends, projections and target calculations include emissions from international aviation, and exclude emissions
and removals from the LULUCF sector. The ‘with existing measures’ scenario reflects existing policies and measures, whereas the ‘with
additional measures’ scenario considers the additional effects of planned measures reported by Member States.
EEA, based on the final 2019 EU GHG inventory submission to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and
projections reported by EU Member States under the EU Monitoring Mechanism Regulation.
of adaptation measures often can
only be assessed after an extreme
climate-related event. However, there
is increasing evidence globally and in
Europe that well-designed adaptation
measures in response to extreme events
have decreased the death toll caused
by subsequent heat waves and the
economic damage from subsequent river
flooding (Fouillet et al., 2006; WMO and
WHO, 2015; Thieken et al., 2016).
Mitigation and adaptation are
facilitated by a suitable policy
framework, earmarked financial
resources, and targeted information
and knowledge. There are quantified
targets for climate change finance at
the global and the European levels
(see Table 7.1). Interestingly, none of
these targets distinguishes between
mitigation and adaptation. Further
support for adaptation measures in
Europe is provided by, among others,
the Copernicus Climate Change
Service (C3S) and dedicated research
projects (e.g. under Horizon 2020 and
JPI Climate).
7.3
Key trends and outlooks
7.3.1
Emissions of greenhouse gases and
climate change mitigation efforts
►See Table 7.4
Snapshot of the EU’s greenhouse gas
emission trends and projections
Figure 7.1 shows that the total
greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions
excluding land use, land use change
158 SOER 2020/Climate change