Greenhouse gas emissions from the European Union's chemical industry have been on a downward trend over the last three decades. In 2021, the chemical industry in the EU emitted around 123.9 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent. This represented a decrease when compared to 1990 levels.
Greenhouse gas emissions of the chemical industry in the European Union from 1990 to 2021
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Emissions in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent
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CEFIC. (December 8, 2023). Greenhouse gas emissions of the chemical industry in the European Union from 1990 to 2021 (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/536106/european-union-chemical-industry-greenhouse-gas-emissions/
CEFIC. "Greenhouse gas emissions of the chemical industry in the European Union from 1990 to 2021 (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent)." Chart. December 8, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/536106/european-union-chemical-industry-greenhouse-gas-emissions/
CEFIC. (2023). Greenhouse gas emissions of the chemical industry in the European Union from 1990 to 2021 (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/536106/european-union-chemical-industry-greenhouse-gas-emissions/
CEFIC. "Greenhouse Gas Emissions of The Chemical Industry in The European Union from 1990 to 2021 (in Million Metric Tons of Co₂ Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/536106/european-union-chemical-industry-greenhouse-gas-emissions/
CEFIC, Greenhouse gas emissions of the chemical industry in the European Union from 1990 to 2021 (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/536106/european-union-chemical-industry-greenhouse-gas-emissions/ (last visited December 18, 2024)
Greenhouse gas emissions of the chemical industry in the European Union from 1990 to 2021 (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) [Graph], CEFIC, December 8, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/536106/european-union-chemical-industry-greenhouse-gas-emissions/