Maritsa East 2 lignite-fired power plant was Bulgaria's biggest carbon polluter in 2022, having emitted 10.9 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (MtCO₂). Maritsa East 2 was also the tenth-biggest emitter in the European Union (EU-27). Bulgaria's five biggest carbon emitters produced 27 MtCO₂ in 2022.
Biggest emitters in Bulgaria in 2022
(in million metric tons of carbon dioxide)
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Ember. (May 23, 2023). Biggest emitters in Bulgaria in 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 04, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1326926/biggest-polluters-bulgaria/
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Ember. (2023). Biggest emitters in Bulgaria in 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1326926/biggest-polluters-bulgaria/
Ember. "Biggest Emitters in Bulgaria in 2022 (in Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide)." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1326926/biggest-polluters-bulgaria/
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Biggest emitters in Bulgaria in 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide) [Graph], Ember, May 23, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1326926/biggest-polluters-bulgaria/
