EU's greenhouse gas emissions down 2.5% in 2011

I think this mainly says Europe's emissions were down because temperatures were up - but I particularly like the message that sectors outside the Emissions Trading System (ETS) declined at a far greater rate than the sectors within the ETS.

EU's greenhouse gas emissions down 2.5% in 2011:

The European Union's (EU) greenhouse gas emissions fell by 2.5% in 2011 despite higher coal consumption, according to new estimates from the European Environment Agency (EEA).
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The economic sectors not covered by the EU Emission Trading System (EU ETS) reduced emissions by approximately 3.1%.

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