The European Union produces only 5% of global greenhouse gas emissions.

Omissions

• The actual EU share of global GHG emissions is about 6% (5.9% in 2024 per the JRC EDGAR report; 6% per Eurostat), so the claimed '5%' slightly understates the real value.
• The MEP's cited source, the Lufthansa Group policy brief (May 2026), itself states the EU accounts for 'around 6 percent' of global GHG emissions — not 5%.
• The claim's second figure (the EU contributing over 80% of global revenues from emissions trading) is corroborated by the same Lufthansa brief ('more than 80 percent of global revenues from emissions trading are currently collected by the EU and Germany'), but is not part of the normalized claim under review.

Sources

• 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 footprints"Some 3.3 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalents were produced in the EU (6% of the global emissions)."
• SecondaryLufthansa Group Policy Brief May 2026"Although the EU accounts for only around 6 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, more than 80 percent of global revenues from emissions trading are currently collected by the EU and Germany"