On 27 October 2006, the European Commission published a press release indicating that the 15 states which were EU members before 2004 will only just reach their Kyoto Protocol target for cutting greenhouse gas emissions. The EU 15 are committed to reducing their collective emissions in the 2008-2012 period to 8% below the levels of the base year (1990 in most cases). The Commission's annual progress report shows that an 8% cut can be achieved in 2010, the period's mid-point provided that all actions planned by Member States are fully implemented and deliver the emission savings anticipated. Seven EU-15 Member States, including the UK, project that they will exceed their individual emission limits, which are binding under EU law. The press release is accompanied by a table giving the target and projection for 2010 for emissions for each of the 25 current EU Member States.
