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[EN06] Emissions (CO2, SO2 and NOx) from public electricity and heat production
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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.

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Figure EN06-1: Emission trend of CO2 in the period 1990-2021
Sources:

JSI-EEC (2023)

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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)

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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)

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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

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Last modified
24.04.2024
Author(s)

Marko Đorić in Matjaž Česen, Institut Jožef Stefan