EU har allerede nedbragt sine emissioner af drivhusgasser med 4% mellem 1990 og 1999 og vil kunne opfylde reduktionskvoten inden 2012 (4%) ved hjælp af foranstaltninger, der kun indebærer beskedne omkostninger.
The European Union has already reduced its greenhouse gas emissions by 4% between 1990 and 1999 and will be able to meet the quota for remaining reductions by 2012 (4%) through low cost measures.