urce: BP Statistical Review of World Energy, British Petroleum, June 1995

THERE ARE MAJOR REGIONAL DIFFERENCES IN EMISSIONS TRENDS SINCE 1990.

Emissions in the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe fell by 29 percent, offsetting modest emissions growth in the OECD and rapid emissions growth outside of Annex I.

Source: BP Statistical Review of World Energy, British Petroleum, June 1995

• THERE ARE MAJOR DIFFERENCES IN RECENT (1990 TO 1994) GROWTH IN ENERGYRELATED EMISSIONS WITHIN THE OECD REGION

Emissions in OECD Europe fell almost 2 percent. Emissions grew by 4.6 percent and 7.6
percent respectively in the OECD North America and OECD Pacific regions.

(Most of these differences reflect baseline differences rather than policy actions undertaken
pursuant to the Framework Convention on Climate Change)

• ENERGY-RELATED EMISSIONS EXHIBIT SIGNIFICANT YEAR-TO-YEAR VARIABILITY

As demonstrated in energy use data for OECD countries, emissions growth patterns are
irregular. Underlying causes include weather fluctuations, economic growth cycles, and
energy price fluctuations. These factors make it difficult to project or target the level of
emissions in any given year (but present a lesser barrier to objectives expressed in terms of
average or cumulative emissions).