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EEA: increase in EU GHG emissions, mostly due to transport, hampers progress towards 2030 targets

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The slight increase prolongs a relatively stable trend in emissions observed since 2014, after a 10-year period of almost continuous reductions between 2004 and 2014. The energy sector was able to reduce its emissions due to the decreasing share of coal used to produce electricity and heat in the EU. in 2017 from 2016.

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