Germany's power sector emissions decreased by almost 20 percent in 2023, to 193.4 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO₂e). That same year, Germany's power sector carbon intensity was estimated at 385 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour. Overall, Germany's power sector emissions have reduced by more than 40 percent since 2000.
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Ember. (July 3, 2024). Power sector emissions in Germany from 2000 to 2023 (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1290543/power-sector-carbon-emissions-germany/
Ember. "Power sector emissions in Germany from 2000 to 2023 (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent)." Chart. July 3, 2024. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1290543/power-sector-carbon-emissions-germany/
Ember. (2024). Power sector emissions in Germany from 2000 to 2023 (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1290543/power-sector-carbon-emissions-germany/
Ember. "Power Sector Emissions in Germany from 2000 to 2023 (in Million Metric Tons of Co₂ Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Jul 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1290543/power-sector-carbon-emissions-germany/
Ember, Power sector emissions in Germany from 2000 to 2023 (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1290543/power-sector-carbon-emissions-germany/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Power sector emissions in Germany from 2000 to 2023 (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) [Graph], Ember, July 3, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1290543/power-sector-carbon-emissions-germany/