SOCIOECONOMIC TRANSITION AND GREENHOUSE-GAS EMISSIONS FROM BULGARIA

Will Bulgaria's transition from communism to a more democratic, market -based economy result in increased or decreased greenhouse-gas emissio ns? With conflicting factors simultaneously adding to and subtracting from this country's emissions, present-day political and economic cris es, plus changes in the energy-production, manufacturing, transportati on, domestic energy-consumption and construction sectors suggest that although greenhouse-gas emissions are below their communist-era peak, they are on the increase. Future emissions may be higher still, making it difficult for Bulgaria to meet its greenhouse-gas reduction commit ments.