EU agricultural emissions up by almost a million tonnes in a year

It demonstrates the scale of the challenge for the EU to meet its commitment to become climate neutral by 2050

Despite the short-term increase, the figure was down by more than a fifth over the last 30 years - 100 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent compared with 1990.

Agricultural emissions across the EU-27 have increased by almost a million tonnes in the last year, according to official figures published this week.

The figure is less than 0.2%, however, demonstrates the scale of the challenge for the EU to meet its commitment to become climate neutral by 2050.