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In the second of our "Countdown to Copenhagen" series of articles, we look at CO2 emissions from marine fuels in OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) countries located in Europe, North America and the Pacific.

The countries are as follows:

OECD North America - Canada, Mexico, United States

OECD Pacific - Australia, Japan, Korea, New Zealand

OECD Europe - Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United Kingdom

According to recent data published by the International Energy Agency(IEA), OECD Europe accounted for 174.05 million tonnes of CO2, or 28.5 percent, of global emissions from marine fuels in 2007, compared with 122.1 million tonnes, or 35 percent of worldwide marine bunker emissions in 1971. The 2007 data therefore represents a 42.5 percent increase in CO2 emissions over this 36-year period even though the percentage of global bunker emissions has fallen by 6.5 percent.

OECD North America accounted for 100.67 million tonnes of CO2, or 16.5 percent of the world's marine fuel emissions in 2007, up 74 million tonnes from 26.67 million tonnes in 1971. Significantly, this represents a 277.5 percent increase in CO2 emissions in just under four decades.

Meanwhile, OECD Pacific emissions from marine fuels were 53.17 million tonnes of CO2 in 2007 compared with 57.55 million tonnes in 1971, showing that CO2 emissions have actually fallen both in real terms and as a percentage of global marine fuel emissions.

Please find a table below, which provides a summary of CO2 emissions in OECD Europe, OECD North America and OECD Pacific.

Year	OECD Europe	%	OECD Namerica	%	OECD Pacific	%	Global (Marine Fuels)
1971	122.1	35.4	26.67	7.7	57.55	16.7	344.5
1972	134.49	37.3	26	7.2	55.63	15.4	360.4
1973	135.05	35.5	33.34	8.8	65.12	17.1	380.8
1974	115.5	32.6	35.4	10.0	65.25	18.4	354.5
1975	112.87	34.3	36.51	11.1	70.48	21.4	328.6
1976	117.96	34.8	48.24	14.2	56.46	16.7	338.7
1977	112.53	33.2	58.54	17.3	52.23	15.4	338.5
1978	113.34	33.3	71.98	21.2	47.12	13.9	340.2
1979	107.76	30.7	83.89	23.9	48.64	13.8	351.4
1980	99.26	28.9	94.91	27.6	44.06	12.8	344
1981	97.17	30.6	84.59	26.6	41.19	13.0	318
1982	93.09	32.6	68.09	23.9	29.43	10.3	285.4
1983	86.18	32.4	60.86	22.9	27.41	10.3	265.9
1984	82.77	30.7	60.12	22.3	28.39	10.5	269.2
1985	89.76	30.8	57.76	19.8	28.63	9.8	291.7
1986	105.39	33.9	56.42	18.2	24.53	7.9	310.6
1987	102.97	33.7	56.53	18.5	23.91	7.8	305.8
1988	104.91	32.6	60.99	19.0	23.42	7.3	321.8
1989	105.42	32.8	63.93	19.9	25.23	7.8	321.5
1990	110.68	31.0	95.58	26.8	26.11	7.3	356.9
1991	109.43	29.5	100.86	27.2	29.36	7.9	370.4
1992	110.81	27.9	104.92	26.4	31.87	8.0	396.9
1993	113.63	29.5	92.33	24.0	36.75	9.5	384.9
1994	109.61	28.1	90.6	23.2	38.51	9.9	389.7
1995	113.27	28.2	95.57	23.8	37.04	9.2	402
1996	120.11	29.5	90.33	22.2	33.76	8.3	406.9
1997	131.1	31.1	79.1	18.8	39.31	9.3	421.8
1998	135.95	31.9	78.34	18.4	40.77	9.6	425.8
1999	130.42	28.6	89.14	19.5	41.68	9.1	456.6
2000	138.53	29.7	96.39	20.7	40.86	8.8	466
2001	141.81	32.3	68.38	15.6	37.86	8.6	439
2002	144.86	31.9	78.06	17.2	37.71	8.3	454.8
2003	146.22	31.4	64.57	13.9	41.23	8.8	466
2004	157.2	30.1	81.07	15.5	44.42	8.5	521.7
2005	164.34	29.9	86.34	15.7	56.73	10.3	549.7
2006	172.53	29.7	92.57	15.9	56.09	9.7	580.6
2007	174.05	28.5	100.67	16.5	53.17	8.7	610.4