Cyprus Posts Sharpest Greenhouse Gas Emissions Rise in EU

2025-09-09 09:56:10

(MENAFN) Cyprus has recorded the steepest rise in greenhouse gas emissions among European Union (EU) member states over the last two decades, Eurostat revealed Tuesday.

From 1999 to 2023, emissions on the island climbed by 52.4 percent, contrasting sharply with the substantial declines seen across most EU nations, according to the EU’s official statistical agency.

Green Party lawmaker Charalambos Theopemptou told the Cyprus Mail that the surge is primarily linked to the energy, industrial, transport, and building sectors.

He pointed to Cyprus’s limited public transportation options, low adoption of renewable energy, and heavy dependence on oil—which supplies nearly three-quarters of the country’s electricity generation—as key factors driving the increase.

Adding to concerns, Cyprus’s fiscal council cautioned Monday that government expenditure on climate risk mitigation falls drastically short of requirements, highlighting inadequate infrastructure and policies to combat climate change effects.

The EU has committed to a binding goal of climate neutrality by 2050, targeting a 55 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 compared to 1990 levels.

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