9.7.93 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 167/31 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COUNCIL COUNCIL DECISION of 24 June 1993 for a monitoring mechamsm of Commumty CO, and other greenhouse gas emissions (93/389/EEC) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 130s thereof, Having regard to the proposal of the Commission, Having regard to the opinion of the European Par- liament ('), Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (), Whereas the 1973 (%), 1977 (%), and 1983 () Community action programmes on the environment stress the impor- tance of the reduction and prevention of atmospheric pollution; whereas, in addition, the 1987 (%) action programme emphasizes the importance for Community action to concentrate as a priority on the reduction at source of such pollution ; whereas the 1993 Community programme of policy and action in relation to the envi- ronment and sustainable development has as one of its principal themes climate change and outlines the need for action in the relevant economic sectors so that CO, and other greenhouse gas emissions are controlled ; Whereas the Council resolution of 16 September 1986 concerning new Community energy policy objectives for 1995 and convergence of the policies of the Member C 115, 26. 4. 1993. () OJ No () O] No C 73, 15. 3. 1993, p. 73. () OJ No C 112, 20. 12. 1973, p. 1. (9 O] No C 139, 13. 6. 1977, p. 1. () OJ No C 46, 17. 2. 1983, p. 1. () O] No C 328, 7. 12. 1987, p. 1. States (*) calls for a search for balanced solutions as regards energy and the environment; Whereas, at its meeting in Dublin in June 1990, the European Council urged the adoption as soon as possible of targets and strategies for limiting emissions of green- house gases ; Whereas, at their meeting on 29 October 1990, the Council (Environment and Energy Ministers) agreed that the Community and Member States, assuming that other leading countries undertook similar commitments, and acknowledging the targets identified by a number of Member States for stabilizing or reducing emissions by different dates, were willing to take actions aimed at reaching stabilization of the total CO, emissions by 2000 at the 1990 level in the Community as a whole, and also that Member States which start from relatively low levels of energy consumption and therefore low emissions measured on a per capita or other appropriate basis are entitled to have CO, targets and/or strategies correspon- ding to their economic and social development, while improving the energy efficiency of their economic activi- ties ; Whereas, at their meeting on 13 December 1991, the Council (Energy and Environment Ministers) invited the Commission to propose concrete measures arising from the Community strategy and required that such measures should take into account the concept of equitable burden sharing, according to the conclusions of the Council meeting of 29 October 1990 ; () OJ No C 241, 25. 9. 1986, p. 1.