Energy industries in the European Union contribute the most to greenhouse house gas emissions, emitting approximately 1.1 billion metric tons of CO2 equivalent in 2018. This was closely followed by transport, which emitted approximately 940 million metric tons of Co2 equivalent.
Fuel combustion greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union (EU-28) in 2018, by sector (in million metric tons of CO2 equivalent)*
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Eurostat, & European Commission. (September 15, 2020). Fuel combustion greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union (EU-28) in 2018, by sector (in million metric tons of CO2 equivalent)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 27, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/986507/fuel-combustion-ghg-emissions-eu/
Eurostat, und European Commission. "Fuel combustion greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union (EU-28) in 2018, by sector (in million metric tons of CO2 equivalent)*." Chart. September 15, 2020. Statista. Accessed September 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/986507/fuel-combustion-ghg-emissions-eu/
Eurostat, European Commission. (2020). Fuel combustion greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union (EU-28) in 2018, by sector (in million metric tons of CO2 equivalent)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/986507/fuel-combustion-ghg-emissions-eu/
Eurostat, and European Commission. "Fuel Combustion Greenhouse Gas Emissions in The European Union (Eu-28) in 2018, by Sector (in Million Metric Tons of Co2 Equivalent)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Sep 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/986507/fuel-combustion-ghg-emissions-eu/
Eurostat & European Commission, Fuel combustion greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union (EU-28) in 2018, by sector (in million metric tons of CO2 equivalent)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/986507/fuel-combustion-ghg-emissions-eu/ (last visited September 27, 2023)
Fuel combustion greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union (EU-28) in 2018, by sector (in million metric tons of CO2 equivalent)* [Graph], Eurostat, & European Commission, September 15, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/986507/fuel-combustion-ghg-emissions-eu/