global CO2 emissions that year. The second largest carbon dioxide emitter was the transportation sector, which produced 7.29 GtCO2.
The sector is the largest source of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions worldwide. In 2020, electricity and heat production produced 13.13 billion metric tons of CO2 (GtCO2) globally. This accounted for roughly 37 percent of Global carbon dioxide emissions in 2020, by sector (in billion metric tons of carbon dioxide)
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EDGAR/JRC. "Global carbon dioxide emissions in 2020, by sector (in billion metric tons of carbon dioxide)." Chart. December 31, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/276480/world-carbon-dioxide-emissions-by-sector/
EDGAR/JRC. (2021). Global carbon dioxide emissions in 2020, by sector (in billion metric tons of carbon dioxide). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/276480/world-carbon-dioxide-emissions-by-sector/
EDGAR/JRC. "Global Carbon Dioxide Emissions in 2020, by Sector (in Billion Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/276480/world-carbon-dioxide-emissions-by-sector/
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