Onshore wind power was the largest contributor to avoiding greenhouse gas emissions in Germany in 2023, with around 89.6 million tons cut down on. Solar photovoltaics came in second.
Volume of avoided greenhouse gas emissions due to using renewable energies in electricity generation in Germany in 2023, by energy source
(in 1,000 tons of CO₂ equivalent)
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Umweltbundesamt. (March 7, 2024). Volume of avoided greenhouse gas emissions due to using renewable energies in electricity generation in Germany in 2023, by energy source (in 1,000 tons of CO₂ equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1453658/greenhouse-gas-emissions-avoided-renewable-energies-germany/
Umweltbundesamt. "Volume of avoided greenhouse gas emissions due to using renewable energies in electricity generation in Germany in 2023, by energy source (in 1,000 tons of CO₂ equivalent)." Chart. March 7, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1453658/greenhouse-gas-emissions-avoided-renewable-energies-germany/
Umweltbundesamt. (2024). Volume of avoided greenhouse gas emissions due to using renewable energies in electricity generation in Germany in 2023, by energy source (in 1,000 tons of CO₂ equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1453658/greenhouse-gas-emissions-avoided-renewable-energies-germany/
Umweltbundesamt. "Volume of Avoided Greenhouse Gas Emissions Due to Using Renewable Energies in Electricity Generation in Germany in 2023, by Energy Source (in 1,000 Tons of Co₂ Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1453658/greenhouse-gas-emissions-avoided-renewable-energies-germany/
Umweltbundesamt, Volume of avoided greenhouse gas emissions due to using renewable energies in electricity generation in Germany in 2023, by energy source (in 1,000 tons of CO₂ equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1453658/greenhouse-gas-emissions-avoided-renewable-energies-germany/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Volume of avoided greenhouse gas emissions due to using renewable energies in electricity generation in Germany in 2023, by energy source (in 1,000 tons of CO₂ equivalent) [Graph], Umweltbundesamt, March 7, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1453658/greenhouse-gas-emissions-avoided-renewable-energies-germany/
