A report by the European Environment Agency claims that the EU will be able to meet its Kyoto targets thanks to "additional measures being planned" as well as "the use of Kyoto mechanisms by various Member States". This may be exciting for the Kyoto-ists - yet it is not convincing. First, it is not clear what "additional measures" is the EEA talking about. Of course there are additional measures that may work - for example, just impose a cap to emissions (at what cost? is the relevant question then, that the EEA doesn't address at all). Secondly, it is not clear how the Kyoto mechanisms may work as long as most EU Member States are missing their national targets. Of course there is a way for the Kyoto mechanisms to work: just allow EU countries to buy hot air from developing countries - that is, pursue a reduction on paper with no effect on the actual level of global emissions. The EEA is cheating: that's fine, they are paid for it. What is not fine is that most of those who are in Montreal will take such "projections" seriously, and European policies that will affect the Old Continent's development will be designed accordingly.