In the second quarter of 2023, the EU economy's greenhouse gas emissions totalled 821 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent (CO2-eq), a decrease of -5.3% compared to the same period of 2022 (867 million tonnes of CO2-eq). During the same period, the EU's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) remained stable with a very small change (+0.05% in the second quarter of 2023 compared to the same quarter of 2022).