Roughly 94% of global greenhouse gas emissions occur outside the European Union.

Omissions

• The 94% figure is based on annual territorial (production-based) emissions excluding LULUCF; on a consumption footprint basis the EU's share of global emissions is higher (Eurostat's footprint work puts EU-produced emissions at around 6% of the global total but the EU's consumption-based footprint is larger), which would lower the 'outside the EU' share.
• The figure says nothing about historical/cumulative emissions or per-capita emissions, where the EU's responsibility is considerably larger than its current annual share; presenting only the annual territorial share can understate EU responsibility.
• The EDGAR 2026 report containing 2025 data was published in 2026, close to the session date; earlier editions (2024, 2025 reports) gave 6.1% (2023) and 5.9% (2024), all consistent with 'roughly 94%'.

Sources

• PrimaryEDGAR – GHG emissions of all world countries, 2026 report (European Commission JRC)In 2025, EU27 emissions decreased by 0.2% (-7.5 Mt CO2eq) and the EU27's share of global emissions decreased from 5.9% in 2024 to 5.8% in 2025.
• PrimaryEDGAR – GHG emissions of all world countries, 2025 report (European Commission JRC)In 2024, EU27 emissions decreased by 1.8% (-57.9 Mt CO2eq) and the EU27's share of global emissions decreased from 6.1% in 2023 to 5.9% in 2024.
• PrimaryEurostat Statistics Explained – Greenhouse gas emission footprintsSome 3.3 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalents were produced in the EU (6% of the global emissions).