[EN06] Emissions (CO2, SO2 and NOx) from public electricity and heat production
[EN06] Emissions (CO2, SO2 and NOx) from public electricity and heat production
Key message
Although electricity and heat generation increased by 30% between 1990 and 2021, CO2 emissions decreased by 31.5%, mainly due to the increase in generation efficiency, as well as to the increase in RES and nuclear generation. SO2 emissions decreased by almost 99%, mainly due to the installation of desulphurisation, the increase in generation efficiency and share of RES and nuclear generation. NOx emissions decreased by 81%, mainly due to the implementation of primary NOx emission reduction measures in thermal power plants, the increase in generation efficiency and share of generation from RES and nuclear.
Charts
Figure EN06-1: Emission trend of CO2 in the period 1990-2021
Sources:
JSI-EEC (2023)
| Actual emissions[kt] | Change in the share of RES[kt] | Change in the share of NE[kt] | Change due to fossil f. switching[kt] | Improvement of efficiency[kt] | Change of the quant. of C in coal[kt] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6096.39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 5309.53 | 468.52 | 136.13 | -100.48 | 476.71 | 53.82 |
| 1992 | 5783.94 | 469.81 | -546.34 | -152.04 | 275.86 | 150.45 |
| 1993 | 5595.14 | 150.12 | -462.04 | -140.89 | 591.38 | 114.56 |
| 1994 | 5406.76 | 321.82 | -115.29 | -154.32 | 698.52 | 78.82 |
| 1995 | 5586.36 | 104.10 | -35.97 | -121.30 | 693.51 | 125.99 |
| 1996 | 5204.37 | 459.31 | -326.15 | -75.94 | 1118.96 | 80.94 |
| 1997 | 5649.94 | -163.55 | 19.25 | -175.29 | 1197.90 | 65.28 |
| 1998 | 5895.98 | 99.57 | -102.82 | -187.28 | 902.53 | 151.89 |
| 1999 | 5247.61 | 517.58 | -226.57 | -170.30 | 1073.44 | 60.74 |
| 2000 | 5537.87 | 551.57 | -313.49 | -180.76 | 1118.94 | -7.44 |
| 2001 | 6257.46 | 315.26 | -135.54 | -175.83 | 1039.99 | -182.99 |
| 2002 | 6516.93 | -218.08 | 46.82 | -224.44 | 1241.93 | -135.87 |
| 2003 | 6249.56 | -446.09 | -74.33 | -106.45 | 1434.09 | -87.79 |
| 2004 | 6392.18 | 455.66 | -290.20 | -163.81 | 1422.36 | -220.61 |
| 2005 | 6421.21 | -177.24 | 141.90 | -139.98 | 1560.85 | -239.48 |
| 2006 | 6469.65 | -8.48 | -156.04 | -150.50 | 1554.17 | -178.68 |
| 2007 | 6698.64 | -289.79 | 76.86 | -150.74 | 1351.09 | -279.46 |
| 2008 | 6461.92 | 124.12 | 151.50 | -132.48 | 1707.09 | -244.90 |
| 2009 | 6181.82 | 712.31 | -339.76 | -26.98 | 1652.26 | -147.23 |
| 2010 | 6304.25 | 678.94 | -493.83 | -32.17 | 1809.86 | -132.82 |
| 2011 | 6333.26 | -189.82 | 152.77 | -46.69 | 1806.35 | -66.87 |
| 2012 | 6027.19 | 383.08 | -388.75 | -26.48 | 1872.86 | -47.02 |
| 2013 | 5746.19 | 1121.74 | -717.71 | -43.36 | 1886.94 | -25.33 |
| 2014 | 4425.39 | 2405.92 | 11.93 | -50.63 | 1733.22 | -140.45 |
| 2015 | 4537.61 | 634.96 | 11.85 | -89.13 | 2376.49 | -38.55 |
| 2016 | 4911.08 | 1041.04 | -395.15 | -114.91 | 2745.64 | -111.43 |
| 2017 | 4896.73 | 403.32 | 170.60 | -49.69 | 2681.41 | -44.95 |
| 2018 | 4782.19 | 1136.59 | -316.05 | -40.71 | 2564.23 | -76.78 |
| 2019 | 4556.19 | 1042.45 | -183.31 | 16.89 | 2567.92 | -72.44 |
| 2020 | 4491.81 | 1388.43 | -22.07 | 41.58 | 2618.39 | -109.15 |
| 2021 | 4176.09 | 1504.49 | -306.77 | 39.83 | 2341.79 | 188.45 |
Figure EN06-2: Emission trend of SO2 in the period 1990-2021
Sources:
JSI-EEC (2023)
| Actual emissions[kt] | Change in the share of RES[kt] | Change in the share of NE[kt] | Change due to fossil f. switching[kt] | Improvement of efficiency[kt] | SO2 emi. reduction measures[kt] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 147.88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 131.95 | 11.15 | 3.21 | -5.40 | 11.75 | 1.23 |
| 1992 | 144.49 | 10.72 | -12.86 | -9.02 | 7.18 | 4.59 |
| 1993 | 141.33 | 3.30 | -10.88 | -8.42 | 14.91 | 1.62 |
| 1994 | 136.75 | 7.55 | -2.71 | -8.77 | 17.24 | 1.21 |
| 1995 | 97.26 | 2.64 | -0.85 | -7.14 | 16.94 | 45.24 |
| 1996 | 95.13 | 11.14 | -7.68 | -5.01 | 27.67 | 35.48 |
| 1997 | 101.48 | -3.44 | 0.45 | -10.64 | 30.10 | 41.99 |
| 1998 | 96.05 | 2.83 | -2.42 | -10.96 | 22.35 | 56.13 |
| 1999 | 82.70 | 12.32 | -5.33 | -9.97 | 26.78 | 51.23 |
| 2000 | 80.67 | 12.19 | -7.38 | -10.25 | 28.70 | 58.74 |
| 2001 | 50.75 | 6.71 | -3.19 | -9.86 | 26.73 | 101.53 |
| 2002 | 52.33 | -5.51 | 1.10 | -12.60 | 31.48 | 108.51 |
| 2003 | 49.95 | -10.71 | -1.75 | -5.71 | 35.35 | 101.90 |
| 2004 | 40.97 | 8.16 | -6.83 | -8.96 | 36.30 | 114.60 |
| 2005 | 31.90 | -5.97 | 3.34 | -5.84 | 36.86 | 123.26 |
| 2006 | 9.50 | -2.57 | -3.67 | -6.02 | 36.50 | 148.92 |
| 2007 | 8.57 | -8.59 | 1.81 | -5.66 | 30.41 | 153.11 |
| 2008 | 7.26 | 1.14 | 3.57 | 1.39 | 33.53 | 148.80 |
| 2009 | 6.45 | 17.48 | -8.00 | 2.14 | 35.60 | 141.16 |
| 2010 | 6.13 | 16.31 | -11.63 | 2.12 | 39.05 | 145.33 |
| 2011 | 6.64 | -3.61 | 3.60 | 2.70 | 37.86 | 146.61 |
| 2012 | 6.45 | 9.19 | -9.15 | 4.43 | 39.35 | 139.45 |
| 2013 | 5.46 | 27.86 | -16.90 | 3.35 | 38.09 | 135.44 |
| 2014 | 3.78 | 57.02 | 0.28 | 2.92 | 35.58 | 103.82 |
| 2015 | 1.93 | 16.29 | 0.28 | 2.52 | 49.20 | 110.10 |
| 2016 | 1.55 | 24.67 | -9.30 | 1.48 | 58.34 | 119.17 |
| 2017 | 2.01 | 10.65 | 4.02 | 5.46 | 55.27 | 118.04 |
| 2018 | 2.08 | 27.22 | -7.44 | 5.73 | 52.81 | 114.85 |
| 2019 | 1.59 | 24.89 | -4.32 | 9.61 | 51.70 | 108.83 |
| 2020 | 1.57 | 33.34 | -0.52 | 11.46 | 52.21 | 105.92 |
| 2021 | 1.62 | 35.28 | -7.22 | 11.02 | 46.12 | 105.86 |
Figure EN06-3: Emission trend of NOx in the period 1990-2021
Sources:
JSI-EEC (2023)
| Actual emissions[kt] | Change in the share of RES[kt] | Change in the share of NE[kt] | Change due to fossil f. switching[kt] | Improvement of efficiency[kt] | NOx emi. reduction measures[kt] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 17.58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 14.40 | 1.33 | 0.38 | -0.36 | 1.37 | 1.17 |
| 1992 | 14.52 | 1.27 | -1.53 | -0.55 | 0.83 | 2.70 |
| 1993 | 15.18 | 0.39 | -1.29 | -0.51 | 1.73 | 1.36 |
| 1994 | 15.09 | 0.90 | -0.32 | -0.54 | 1.99 | 0.86 |
| 1995 | 13.57 | 0.31 | -0.10 | -0.43 | 1.97 | 2.99 |
| 1996 | 13.63 | 1.32 | -0.91 | -0.28 | 3.23 | 1.63 |
| 1997 | 15.50 | -0.41 | 0.05 | -0.64 | 3.47 | 1.04 |
| 1998 | 15.91 | 0.34 | -0.29 | -0.67 | 2.57 | 1.62 |
| 1999 | 12.90 | 1.46 | -0.63 | -0.60 | 3.09 | 2.54 |
| 2000 | 14.07 | 1.45 | -0.88 | -0.63 | 3.31 | 2.01 |
| 2001 | 14.77 | 0.80 | -0.38 | -0.61 | 3.09 | 2.86 |
| 2002 | 16.45 | -0.66 | 0.13 | -0.78 | 3.62 | 2.07 |
| 2003 | 14.73 | -1.27 | -0.21 | -0.34 | 4.14 | 3.05 |
| 2004 | 12.75 | 0.97 | -0.81 | -0.55 | 4.22 | 5.33 |
| 2005 | 12.61 | -0.71 | 0.40 | -0.41 | 4.33 | 5.60 |
| 2006 | 12.81 | -0.31 | -0.44 | -0.43 | 4.28 | 5.78 |
| 2007 | 11.56 | -1.02 | 0.22 | -0.42 | 3.57 | 7.44 |
| 2008 | 11.60 | 0.14 | 0.42 | -0.15 | 4.04 | 7.20 |
| 2009 | 10.46 | 2.08 | -0.95 | 0.06 | 4.27 | 7.25 |
| 2010 | 10.84 | 1.94 | -1.38 | 0.06 | 4.68 | 7.32 |
| 2011 | 10.59 | -0.43 | 0.43 | 0.05 | 4.55 | 7.85 |
| 2012 | 9.98 | 1.09 | -1.09 | 0.14 | 4.76 | 7.67 |
| 2013 | 9.04 | 3.31 | -2.01 | 0.07 | 4.60 | 7.96 |
| 2014 | 6.71 | 6.78 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 4.31 | 6.31 |
| 2015 | 4.50 | 1.94 | 0.03 | -0.03 | 5.95 | 9.05 |
| 2016 | 4.02 | 2.93 | -1.11 | -0.11 | 7.03 | 10.52 |
| 2017 | 4.76 | 1.27 | 0.48 | 0.13 | 6.73 | 9.87 |
| 2018 | 4.68 | 3.24 | -0.88 | 0.16 | 6.44 | 9.58 |
| 2019 | 3.52 | 2.96 | -0.51 | 0.38 | 6.39 | 10.12 |
| 2020 | 3.36 | 3.96 | -0.06 | 0.48 | 6.49 | 10.01 |
| 2021 | 3.26 | 4.19 | -0.86 | 0.46 | 5.74 | 10.11 |