Eurostat: EU economy’s greenhouse-gas emissions fall 0.5% quarter-on-quarter
The estimate for the second quarter of 2026 is 833 million tonnes of CO₂-equivalent. Emissions were 1.4% higher than in the same quarter of 2025.
Eurostat estimates the EU economy’s seasonally adjusted greenhouse-gas emissions at 833 million tonnes of carbon-dioxide equivalent in the second quarter of 2026. Figures published on 13 November show a 0.5% decrease from the first quarter, when the estimate was 837 million tonnes.
The annual comparison shows a different pattern: emissions were 1.4% higher than in the second quarter of 2025. The quarter-on-quarter decline and year-on-year increase use different reference periods.
Electricity, gas, steam and air-conditioning supply, together with households, made the largest contributions to the quarterly reduction. Lower emissions were partly offset by increases in other activities and manufacturing. Overall, emissions decreased in 18 EU countries, increased in eight and were unchanged in one.
The estimate covers greenhouse gases expressed in a common unit, CO₂-equivalent, within environmental economic accounts. International transport emissions are allocated according to the residence of the emitting economic producer. This method differs from the territorial emissions inventories submitted to the United Nations.
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