Germany 's carbon emissions within the European Union's Emissions Trading Scheme rose in 2010 by about 6% on the year, to around 454 million metric tons, due to higher industrial production in a recovering economy, the federal environment agency said Friday.

While emissions rose modestly compared with a year-earlier, which was burdened by the global recession, the increase was significantly lower than that in 2008, the agency said.

No specific details were given for 2009 emissions.

The agency said utilities' 2010 CO2 emissions were up 5% to 356 million tons, and steel industry emissions were up 26% to 6.5 million tons, which is nevertheless 2 million tons lower than in 2008.

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