Two takes from Reuters:
Data suggests EU industry emissions fell in 2007
European Union industry emissions fell in 2007, incomplete EU executive Commission data showed on Wednesday, as analysts saw the toll from a fourth quarter economic slowdown and a mild winter earlier in the year.As expected, the data also showed that emissions were less than industry's quotas of permits to emit the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide, under an EU climate change scheme meant to drive emissions cuts through permit shortages.
Brussels has defended that flaw in its emissions trading scheme by taking a robust future stance...MORE
And:
Here's the bit we were looking for yesterday*:European Union industry emissions were roughly flat in 2007, preliminary analysis of EU emissions trading scheme data suggested on Wednesday.
Carbon emissions by affected companies in the six highest-emitting countries were up 1.2 percent above 2006 levels and for all member states could be about 25
million tons carbon dioxide (CO2) higher, Fortis estimated...
EUAs for 2008 delivery were up 88 cents at 23.4 euros in mid-afternoon trading on Wednesday.
*EU 2007 CO2 data release "may well be" April 2 (so buy the carbon credits April 1)