Cyprus records third-highest rise in EU greenhouse gas emissions

Cyprus increased its greenhouse gas emissions by 8.3 per cent in the first quarter of 2025 compared with the same period in 2024, despite economic growth of 3 per cent, according to Eurostat.

This was the third-largest rise in the EU, after Bulgaria and the Czech Republic.

Across the bloc, the economy is estimated to have generated 900 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalent in the first quarter, up 3.4 per cent from 871 million tonnes in the same period last year.

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