The European Union's emissions from coal-fired electricity generation decreased 25 percent in 2023, to 326 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO₂e). This accounted for almost 50 percent of the EU's total power sector emissions that year. Although coal is the most carbon polluting source of electricity in the EU, it's share of power sector emissions has fallen considerably over the past two decades, owing to several member states phasing out this polluting fuel for other sources such as natural gas.
Power sector emissions in the European Union from 2000 to 2023, by source
(in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
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.
*Other fossil includes generation from oil and petroleum products, as well as manufactured gases and waste.**Other Renewables generation includes geothermal, tidal and wave generation.
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Ember. (July 3, 2024). Power sector emissions in the European Union from 2000 to 2023, by source (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1405549/power-sector-emissions-european-union-by-source/
Ember. "Power sector emissions in the European Union from 2000 to 2023, by source (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. July 3, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1405549/power-sector-emissions-european-union-by-source/
Ember. (2024). Power sector emissions in the European Union from 2000 to 2023, by source (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1405549/power-sector-emissions-european-union-by-source/
Ember. "Power Sector Emissions in The European Union from 2000 to 2023, by Source (in Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Jul 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1405549/power-sector-emissions-european-union-by-source/
Ember, Power sector emissions in the European Union from 2000 to 2023, by source (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1405549/power-sector-emissions-european-union-by-source/ (last visited December 03, 2024)
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