Power Statistics - 2010 Edition - Full Report - Eurelectric

Environment
table 5.2.1
EU-27
5.2 Emissions
Emissions from Electricity Generation (kilotons)
The tables below show the evolution of carbon dioxide and air pollutant emissions related to electricity
production in the 27 EU Member States plus Switzerland, Norway and Turkey. Data are gathered on
an historical basis (from 1980 to 2008) and as forecasts (2020 and 2030).
Burning of fossil fuels (and solid waste) in power-generating units releases carbon dioxide (CO 2 )
into the atmosphere. As one of the main anthropogenic greenhouse gases (GHG), CO 2 contributes to
global warming and to climate change.
The main air pollutants released during power generation are sulphur dioxide (SO 2 ) and nitrogen oxides
(NO X): acidifying gases which cause acid rain and have harmful effects on ecosystems and human health.
1980 1990 2000 2007 2008 2010 2020 2030
Sulphur Dioxide SO2 17,113.1 14,281.0 6,119.3 4,610.6 3,529.8 1,947.5 1,076.0 919.1
Nitrogen Oxides NOx 3,743.6 3,514.3 2,195.6 1,839.1 1,509.7 1,347.1 816.5 748.6
Carbon Dioxide CO2 1,026,972.4 1,193,537.1 1,168,714.1 1,264,411.5 1,206,342.9 1,134,803.0 1,091,949.9 937,488.7
AUSTRIA (at)
1980 1990 2000 2007 2008 2010 2020 2030
Sulphur Dioxide SO2 109.9 15.1 3.1 2.6 2.3
Nitrogen Oxides NOx 26.5 14.5 7.7 10.6 10.8
Carbon Dioxide CO2 11,550 12,400 9,700 10,427 10,089 9,600 9,100 8,300
BELGIUM (be)
1980 1990 2000 2007 2008 2010 2020 2030
Sulphur Dioxide SO2 352.0 995.2 35.1 18.3 7.9 8.0
Nitrogen Oxides NOx 87.0 60.6 42.5 24.8 16.6 16.0
Carbon Dioxide CO2 31,604 23,504 23,086 21,758 19,794 22,540 33,365 27,000
BULGARIA (bg)
1980 1990 2000 2007 2008 2010 2020 2030
Sulphur Dioxide SO2 975.0 1,068.0 881.0 980.1 984.5 516.6 443.1 391.8
Nitrogen Oxides NOx 62.1 69.1 53.5 67.5 67.8 44.4 38.1 31.1
Carbon Dioxide CO2 23,244 25,910 21,066 24,161 24,000 28,278 24,251 19,806
CyPRUS (cy)
1980 1990 2000 2007 2008 2010 2020 2030
Sulphur Dioxide SO2 16.0 29.0 30.6 25.2 19.0 3.0 2.0 3.0
Nitrogen Oxides NOx 2.6 4.1 4.6 7.9 6.5 1.0 2.3 2.8
Carbon Dioxide CO2 964 1,667 2,836 3,801 3,967 4,042 2,821 3,381
CZECH REPUBLIC (cz)
1980 1990 2000 2007 2008 2010 2020 2030
Sulphur Dioxide SO2 400.0 62.0 62.0 58.6 53.0 53.0 43.0
Nitrogen Oxides NOx 58.0 63.0 64.0 61.0 51.0 52.8 41.4
Carbon Dioxide CO2 42,000 55,750 53,000 50,500 39,000 40,500 40,000
GERMANy (de)
1980 1990 2000 2007 2008 2010 2020 2030
Sulphur Dioxide SO2 3,660.0 2,040.0 163.0 148.0 132.0 130.0
Nitrogen Oxides NOx 990.0 385.0 182.0 207.0 195.0 190.0
Carbon Dioxide CO2 327,000 289,100 279,000 296,000 281,000 275,000 250,000 168,800
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