This statistic displays the life cycle greenhouse gas emissions emitted by various energy technologies globally in 2014. During this year, it was estimated that biomass technologies would emit about 253 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalents per gigawatt hour of energy produced.
Lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions of energy resources in 2014 (in metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent per gigawatt hour)
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NEI. (February 26, 2016). Lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions of energy resources in 2014 (in metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent per gigawatt hour) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/516964/greenhouse-gas-emissions-of-energy-technologies-for-their-entire-lifecycle/
NEI. "Lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions of energy resources in 2014 (in metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent per gigawatt hour)." Chart. February 26, 2016. Statista. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/516964/greenhouse-gas-emissions-of-energy-technologies-for-their-entire-lifecycle/
NEI. (2016). Lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions of energy resources in 2014 (in metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent per gigawatt hour). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/516964/greenhouse-gas-emissions-of-energy-technologies-for-their-entire-lifecycle/
NEI. "Lifecycle Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Energy Resources in 2014 (in Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent per Gigawatt Hour)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Feb 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/516964/greenhouse-gas-emissions-of-energy-technologies-for-their-entire-lifecycle/
NEI, Lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions of energy resources in 2014 (in metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent per gigawatt hour) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/516964/greenhouse-gas-emissions-of-energy-technologies-for-their-entire-lifecycle/ (last visited April 26, 2024)
Lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions of energy resources in 2014 (in metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent per gigawatt hour) [Graph], NEI, February 26, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/516964/greenhouse-gas-emissions-of-energy-technologies-for-their-entire-lifecycle/