Public Electricity and Heat Production
In Germany, the sub-sector Public Electricity and Heat Production (part of Energy) was responsible for 211.51 Mt CO₂eq of emissions in the year 2021, which is 27.8% of total emissions in that year. Compared to 1990 (340.78 Mt CO₂eq), emissions have decreased by 37.9%.
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 86.6% of Energy emissions in Germany.