The carbon intensity of Ireland's power sector has experienced an overall decreasing trend since the beginning of the century. In 2023, Ireland's power sector emissions stood at approximately 283 grams of carbon dioxide per kilowatt-hour (gCO₂/KWh) of electricity generated.
Carbon intensity of the power sector in Ireland from 2000 to 2023
(in grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour)
Figures aim to include full lifecycle emissions including upstream methane, supply-chain and manufacturing emissions, and include all gases, converted into CO₂ equivalent over a 100 year timescale.
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Ember. (July 3, 2024). Carbon intensity of the power sector in Ireland from 2000 to 2023 (in grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 05, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1290237/carbon-intensity-power-sector-ireland/
Ember. "Carbon intensity of the power sector in Ireland from 2000 to 2023 (in grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour)." Chart. July 3, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1290237/carbon-intensity-power-sector-ireland/
Ember. (2024). Carbon intensity of the power sector in Ireland from 2000 to 2023 (in grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1290237/carbon-intensity-power-sector-ireland/
Ember. "Carbon Intensity of The Power Sector in Ireland from 2000 to 2023 (in Grams of Co₂ per Kilowatt-hour)." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Jul 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1290237/carbon-intensity-power-sector-ireland/
Ember, Carbon intensity of the power sector in Ireland from 2000 to 2023 (in grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1290237/carbon-intensity-power-sector-ireland/ (last visited November 05, 2024)
Carbon intensity of the power sector in Ireland from 2000 to 2023 (in grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour) [Graph], Ember, July 3, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1290237/carbon-intensity-power-sector-ireland/
