Public Electricity and Heat Production
In France, the sub-sector Public Electricity and Heat Production (part of Energy) was responsible for 33.07 Mt CO₂eq of emissions in the year 2021, which is 7.9% of total emissions in that year. Compared to 1990 (49.78 Mt CO₂eq), emissions have decreased by 33.6%. Under existing measures, emissions are projected to reach 25.92 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 77.2% of Energy emissions in France.