Germany had the highest power sector emissions in the European Union in 2022, at 224 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO₂e). Germany's emissions were roughly two times larger than the power sector emissions of Poland - the EU's second biggest emitter from electricity generation.
Power sector emissions in the European Union in 2022, by country (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent)
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Ember. (June 1, 2023). Power sector emissions in the European Union in 2022, by country (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1291756/power-sector-carbon-emissions-eu-country/
Ember. "Power sector emissions in the European Union in 2022, by country (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent)." Chart. June 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1291756/power-sector-carbon-emissions-eu-country/
Ember. (2023). Power sector emissions in the European Union in 2022, by country (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1291756/power-sector-carbon-emissions-eu-country/
Ember. "Power Sector Emissions in The European Union in 2022, by Country (in Million Metric Tons of Co₂ Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1291756/power-sector-carbon-emissions-eu-country/
Ember, Power sector emissions in the European Union in 2022, by country (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1291756/power-sector-carbon-emissions-eu-country/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Power sector emissions in the European Union in 2022, by country (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) [Graph], Ember, June 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1291756/power-sector-carbon-emissions-eu-country/