CO2 emissions from energy use decreased in the EU in 2020 Eurostat, the statistics reporting department of the EU, estimates that in 2020 carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from fossil fuel combustion (mainly oil and oil products, coal, peat and natural gas) significantly decreased by 10% in the EU compared with the previous year. CO2 emissions from energy use…
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