‘Encouraging Report Finds Europes Greenhouse Gas Emissions Fell by 8% Last Year [Video]

The new Peres II solar farm constructed in a former open pit mine against the backdrop of the Lippendorf coal-fired power plant in Saxony, Groitzsch, Germany on Sept. 27, 2023. Jan Woitas / picture alliance via Getty Images

Greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union fell by eight percent last year — to 37 percent below 1990 levels — according to a new report, Trends and projections in Europe 2024, by the European Environment Agency (EEA).

The massive reduction in pollution caused by the burning of fossil fuels in 2023 was aided by the ramping up of renewables like solar and wind, as well as the shutting down of coal-fired power plants.

“The impact of climate change is accelerating,” said Executive Director of the EEA Leena Ylä-Mononen…