Offsetting of the ECB's Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reference number: PRO-2247030609

6. The priority of the ECB remains to prevent greenhouse gas emissions wherever possible, limiting emissions in areas in which they cannot be avoided. Where emissions cannot be further limited and as greenhouse gas emissions cannot currently be reduced to zero, the ECB decided to offset its greenhou

se gas emissions expressed in tonnes of CO2 equivalent as a complementary measure to its mitigation efforts (2021: 16 023,2 tonnes of CO2). The dynamic purchasing system will be open until 3 October 2026.