| Description |
This indicator measures net carbon removals from the land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF) sector, considering both emissions and removals from the sector. The LULUCF data covers the annual fluxes of CO2, CH4 and N2O from all managed land in the EU. The indicator is expressed as_x000B_CO2 equivalents using the global warming potential (GWP) of each gas. Emissions and removals data, known as GHG inventories, are submitted annually by Member States to the EU and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The European Environment Agency (EEA) compiles the EU aggregate data and publishes data for the EU and all Member States. Eurostat republishes the EEA data. |
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| Rationale |
Indicator is used to monitor progress towards SDG 13 on climate action which is embedded in the European Commission’s Priorities under ‘Sustaining our quality of life: food security, water and nature’. SDG 13 seeks to implement the commitment to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change for achieving a climate neutral world by mid-century to limit global warming to well below 2°C and aiming at 1.5°C (compared to pre-industrial times). It also aims to strengthen countries’ resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related natural hazards and the resulting disasters. |
| Content and progress |
The European Climate Law sets out a framework for climate action and increases the EU’s ambition for 2030, with a new goal to reduce net greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by at least 55 % by that year (compared to 1990) and to achieve climate-neutrality by 2050. The European Commission has also put in place a package of new and revised EU climate and energy legislation — the so called Fit for 55 package — to increase its ambition on climate mitigation. The package comprises an interconnected set of measures in the area of energy, transport, taxation and climate policies, and includes strengthened and expanded carbon pricing, targets, standards and support measures. It also sets a target for natural carbon sinks of 310 million tonnes of CO2 equivalents. |
| Long-term objective |
No description |
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Headline data
| Year | Value | UNIT_MEASURE | SERIES |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -5686.0 | Thousand tonnes of CO2 equivalent | Net greenhouse gas emissions of the LULUCF sector |
| 2011 | -5903.0 | Thousand tonnes of CO2 equivalent | Net greenhouse gas emissions of the LULUCF sector |
| 2012 | -7546.3 | Thousand tonnes of CO2 equivalent | Net greenhouse gas emissions of the LULUCF sector |
| 2013 | -6141.0 | Thousand tonnes of CO2 equivalent | Net greenhouse gas emissions of the LULUCF sector |
| 2014 | -6398.0 | Thousand tonnes of CO2 equivalent | Net greenhouse gas emissions of the LULUCF sector |
| 2015 | -6140.6 | Thousand tonnes of CO2 equivalent | Net greenhouse gas emissions of the LULUCF sector |
| 2016 | -5881.6 | Thousand tonnes of CO2 equivalent | Net greenhouse gas emissions of the LULUCF sector |
| 2017 | -5844.1 | Thousand tonnes of CO2 equivalent | Net greenhouse gas emissions of the LULUCF sector |
| 2018 | -5831.9 | Thousand tonnes of CO2 equivalent | Net greenhouse gas emissions of the LULUCF sector |
| Description |
This indicator measures net carbon removals from the land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF) sector, considering both emissions and removals from the sector. The LULUCF data covers the annual fluxes of CO2, CH4 and N2O from all managed land in the EU. The indicator is expressed as_x000B_CO2 equivalents using the global warming potential (GWP) of each gas. Emissions and removals data, known as GHG inventories, are submitted annually by Member States to the EU and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The European Environment Agency (EEA) compiles the EU aggregate data and publishes data for the EU and all Member States. Eurostat republishes the EEA data. |
|---|---|
| Rationale |
Indicator is used to monitor progress towards SDG 13 on climate action which is embedded in the European Commission’s Priorities under ‘Sustaining our quality of life: food security, water and nature’. SDG 13 seeks to implement the commitment to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change for achieving a climate neutral world by mid-century to limit global warming to well below 2°C and aiming at 1.5°C (compared to pre-industrial times). It also aims to strengthen countries’ resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related natural hazards and the resulting disasters. |
| Content and progress |
The European Climate Law sets out a framework for climate action and increases the EU’s ambition for 2030, with a new goal to reduce net greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by at least 55 % by that year (compared to 1990) and to achieve climate-neutrality by 2050. The European Commission has also put in place a package of new and revised EU climate and energy legislation — the so called Fit for 55 package — to increase its ambition on climate mitigation. The package comprises an interconnected set of measures in the area of energy, transport, taxation and climate policies, and includes strengthened and expanded carbon pricing, targets, standards and support measures. It also sets a target for natural carbon sinks of 310 million tonnes of CO2 equivalents. |
| Long-term objective |
No description |
Source 1
| Organisation |
UNFCCC/EEA |
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