Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Reduction Strategies of the European Union
Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Reduction Strategies of the European Union
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10.1080/15567240701759842
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2010-03
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M. Balat
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M. Balat
气候变化被认为是最大的环境威胁之一。为了应对这一威胁，发达国家在《京都议定书》中同意制定具有法律约束力的目标，以减少其大气排放。《联合国气候变化框架公约》解决了气候变化及其潜在后果的问题，这在欧盟仍然是一个高度优先事项。尽管联合王国和德国的减排相当可观，但到2000年，许多欧洲联盟国家在减缓和减少其温室气体排放方面遇到了困难。研究发现，对技术发展进行有系统的投资，通过降低减排成本和促进更有雄心的减排目标，从长远来看会产生实质性的利益。本文的主要目的是调查欧盟的温室气体排放、趋势和减排策略。
Abstract Climate change is considered to be one of the greatest environmental threats. In response to this threat, developed countries agreed in Kyoto to legally binding targets, which will reduce their atmospheric emissions. Climate change, and avoiding its potential consequences, is addressed by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and remains a high priority in the European Union. Despite considerable reductions in the United Kingdom and Germany, by 2000 many European Union countries had difficulty slowing and reducing their greenhouse gas emissions. Systematic investments in technology development were found to yield substantial benefits in the long term by decreasing emissions reduction costs and by facilitating more ambitious reduction targets. The main objective of this article is to investigate greenhouse gas emissions, trends and reduction strategies in the European Union.