In 2021, the European Union's waste-related GHG emissions stood at 109 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (MtCO₂e). Since peaking in 1993, the sector's GHG emissions have decreased by more than 42 percent. Figures are projected to continue decreasing in the next three decades, dropping below 59 MtCO₂e by 2050.
Greenhouse gas emissions from the waste sector in the European Union from 1990 to 2021, and projections to 2050
(in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
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EEA. (February 22, 2024). Greenhouse gas emissions from the waste sector in the European Union from 1990 to 2021, and projections to 2050 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1480824/waste-related-ghg-emissions-in-the-european-union/
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Greenhouse gas emissions from the waste sector in the European Union from 1990 to 2021, and projections to 2050 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph], EEA, February 22, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1480824/waste-related-ghg-emissions-in-the-european-union/
