Introduction:
EU position on Kyoto and progress so far
Under the Kyoto Protocol, the EU-15 (the 15 countries that were Members of the EU at the time of ratification of the Protocol) committed to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 8% below 1990 levels during the first commitment period from 2008 - 2012. The target is shared between the 15 Member States under a legally binding burden-sharing agreement, which sets out individual emissions targets for every Member State. Of the ten new Member States (those acceded on 1 May 2004), 8 have individual reduction targets of 6 or 8% under the Kyoto Protocol. Cyprus and Malta remain the only member states with no Kyoto targets.
In this section you will find information on the mechanisms used in the EU to meet its Kyoto targets and its status and progress so far.
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