Public Electricity and Heat Production
In Estonia, the sub-sector Public Electricity and Heat Production (part of Energy) was responsible for 5.45 Mt CO₂eq of emissions in the year 2021, which is 43.2% of total emissions in that year. Compared to 1990 (28.21 Mt CO₂eq), emissions have decreased by 80.7%. Under existing measures, emissions are projected to reach 0.27 Mt CO₂eq by 2050.
What is part of this sector? Emissions from incineration of various fuels (oil, gas, biomass, ...) for public electricity and heat production.
This sub-sector accounts for 77.6% of Energy emissions in Estonia.