Fossil fuel carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions produced in the European Union fell by an estimated eight percent in 2023, relative to 2022 levels. These significant reductions mean that EU CO₂ emissions in 2023 were at levels last experienced in the early 1960s. The increased production of electricity from clean energy sources like wind and solar power have played a key role in these reductions.
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Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air. (January 24, 2024). Year-on-year change of carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from fossil fuels in the European Union from 2000 to 2023 (in percent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1453361/co2-emissions-change-europe-european-union/
Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air. "Year-on-year change of carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from fossil fuels in the European Union from 2000 to 2023 (in percent)." Chart. January 24, 2024. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1453361/co2-emissions-change-europe-european-union/
Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air. (2024). Year-on-year change of carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from fossil fuels in the European Union from 2000 to 2023 (in percent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1453361/co2-emissions-change-europe-european-union/
Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air. "Year-on-year Change of Carbon Dioxide (Co₂) Emissions from Fossil Fuels in The European Union from 2000 to 2023 (in Percent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1453361/co2-emissions-change-europe-european-union/
Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air, Year-on-year change of carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from fossil fuels in the European Union from 2000 to 2023 (in percent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1453361/co2-emissions-change-europe-european-union/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Year-on-year change of carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from fossil fuels in the European Union from 2000 to 2023 (in percent) [Graph], Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air, January 24, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1453361/co2-emissions-change-europe-european-union/