Public Electricity and Heat Production
In Greece, the sub-sector Public Electricity and Heat Production (part of Energy) was responsible for 20.16 Mt CO₂eq of emissions in the year 2021, which is 26% of total emissions in that year. Compared to 1990 (40.76 Mt CO₂eq), emissions have decreased by 50.5%. Under existing measures, emissions are projected to reach 4.61 Mt CO₂eq by 2040.
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 77.7% of Energy emissions in Greece.