Public Electricity and Heat Production
In Hungary, the sub-sector Public Electricity and Heat Production (part of Energy) was responsible for 9.71 Mt CO₂eq of emissions in the year 2021, which is 15.1% of total emissions in that year. Compared to 1990 (17.91 Mt CO₂eq), emissions have decreased by 45.8%. Under existing measures, emissions are projected to reach 6.32 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 72.2% of Energy emissions in Hungary.