biggest polluter in the EU-27 is the PGE operated Bełchatów Power Station in Poland.
The European Union's most polluting power sector utility is RWE. The German multinational energy company produced 74.6 MtCO₂e in 2022, with the largest share of the utility's emissions coming from lignite. PGE ranked second with emissions of roughly 69 MtCO₂e. The Emissions of selected electric power utilities in the European Union (EU-27) in 2022 (in million metric tons carbon dioxide equivalent)
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Ember. "Emissions of selected electric power utilities in the European Union (EU-27) in 2022 (in million metric tons carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. May 23, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1266481/co2-emissions-leading-power-producers-europe/
Ember. (2023). Emissions of selected electric power utilities in the European Union (EU-27) in 2022 (in million metric tons carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1266481/co2-emissions-leading-power-producers-europe/
Ember. "Emissions of Selected Electric Power Utilities in The European Union (Eu-27) in 2022 (in Million Metric Tons Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1266481/co2-emissions-leading-power-producers-europe/
Ember, Emissions of selected electric power utilities in the European Union (EU-27) in 2022 (in million metric tons carbon dioxide equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1266481/co2-emissions-leading-power-producers-europe/ (last visited April 26, 2024)
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