Public Electricity and Heat Production
In Portugal, the sub-sector Public Electricity and Heat Production (part of Energy) was responsible for 6.44 Mt CO₂eq of emissions in the year 2021, which is 11.4% of total emissions in that year. Compared to 1990 (14.4 Mt CO₂eq), emissions have decreased by 55.3%. Under existing measures, emissions are projected to reach 0.17 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 69.8% of Energy emissions in Portugal.