Brown coal use in Germany released 124 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (MtCO2) in 2021 - an increase of 17.6 percent compared with the previous year. The combined emissions of both hard coal and brown coal use have fallen by roughly 60 percent since 1990. Coal-related emissions are expected to fall even further in the coming years as Germany's coalition agreed to phase out coal by at least 2030. Coal-fired power plants, such as Neurath Power Station, are the biggest polluters in Germany.
Carbon dioxide emissions in Germany from 1990 to 2021, by fuel type
(in million metric tons of CO2)
Characteristic
Oil
Natural gas
Hard coal
Brown coal
Desulfurization & waste fuels
Other emissions
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Umweltbundesamt. (March 15, 2022). Carbon dioxide emissions in Germany from 1990 to 2021, by fuel type (in million metric tons of CO2) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308966/carbon-dioxide-emissions-by-fuel-germany/
Umweltbundesamt. "Carbon dioxide emissions in Germany from 1990 to 2021, by fuel type (in million metric tons of CO2) ." Chart. March 15, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308966/carbon-dioxide-emissions-by-fuel-germany/
Umweltbundesamt. (2022). Carbon dioxide emissions in Germany from 1990 to 2021, by fuel type (in million metric tons of CO2) . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308966/carbon-dioxide-emissions-by-fuel-germany/
Umweltbundesamt. "Carbon Dioxide Emissions in Germany from 1990 to 2021, by Fuel Type (in Million Metric Tons of Co2) ." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308966/carbon-dioxide-emissions-by-fuel-germany/
Umweltbundesamt, Carbon dioxide emissions in Germany from 1990 to 2021, by fuel type (in million metric tons of CO2) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308966/carbon-dioxide-emissions-by-fuel-germany/ (last visited July 23, 2024)
Carbon dioxide emissions in Germany from 1990 to 2021, by fuel type (in million metric tons of CO2) [Graph], Umweltbundesamt, March 15, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308966/carbon-dioxide-emissions-by-fuel-germany/
