This graph shows the gross reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions due to the increase in renewable energy consumption from 2005 to 2017. It clearly shows that GHG emissions have been reducing annually since 2005. The avoided GHG emissions in Europe peaked in 2017 at 499 Mtoe.
Estimated reduction in greenhouse gas emissions attributable to renewable energy usage in the European Union (EU-28) from 2006 to 2017
(in MtCO2*)
Characteristic
GHG emission reductions in million tons of CO2 equivalent
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EEA. (December 18, 2018). Estimated reduction in greenhouse gas emissions attributable to renewable energy usage in the European Union (EU-28) from 2006 to 2017 (in MtCO2*) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/819411/greenhouse-gas-emission-gross-reduction-from-renewables-european-union-eu-28/
EEA. "Estimated reduction in greenhouse gas emissions attributable to renewable energy usage in the European Union (EU-28) from 2006 to 2017 (in MtCO2*)." Chart. December 18, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/819411/greenhouse-gas-emission-gross-reduction-from-renewables-european-union-eu-28/
EEA. (2018). Estimated reduction in greenhouse gas emissions attributable to renewable energy usage in the European Union (EU-28) from 2006 to 2017 (in MtCO2*). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/819411/greenhouse-gas-emission-gross-reduction-from-renewables-european-union-eu-28/
EEA. "Estimated Reduction in Greenhouse Gas Emissions Attributable to Renewable Energy Usage in The European Union (Eu-28) from 2006 to 2017 (in Mtco2*)." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Dec 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/819411/greenhouse-gas-emission-gross-reduction-from-renewables-european-union-eu-28/
EEA, Estimated reduction in greenhouse gas emissions attributable to renewable energy usage in the European Union (EU-28) from 2006 to 2017 (in MtCO2*) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/819411/greenhouse-gas-emission-gross-reduction-from-renewables-european-union-eu-28/ (last visited December 31, 2024)
Estimated reduction in greenhouse gas emissions attributable to renewable energy usage in the European Union (EU-28) from 2006 to 2017 (in MtCO2*) [Graph], EEA, December 18, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/819411/greenhouse-gas-emission-gross-reduction-from-renewables-european-union-eu-28/
