Based on its direct and electricity consumption-related greenhouse gas emissions, the production of cement accounted for the highest emissions intensity in the European Union as of 2021, at some 24.2 kilograms of carbon dioxide per euro of this sector's gross value added.
Emission intensity of selected sectors in the European Union as of 2021 (in kilograms of carbon dioxide per euro)*
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Emission intensity in kilograms of carbon dioxide per euro
*The Emissions Trading System of the European Union (EU ETS) defines the emission intensity of a specific sector as the rate of direct emissions plus emissions derived from electricity consumption (in kilograms of carbon dioxide), divided by the gross value added of that sector (in euros).
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