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The European Environment Agency (EEA) is an EU agency that provides independent scientific and technical information to support environmental policies and sustainable development in Europe through data analysis, assessment, and reporting.
Visit EEA websiteGreenhouse gas emission intensity of electricity generation in Europe
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| Description | The European Environment Agency (EEA) is an EU agency that provides independent scientific and technical information to support environmental policies and sustainable development in Europe through data analysis, assessment, and reporting. |
| Source type | Intergovernmental |
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| Year released | 2022-2025 |
| Geography | European countries |
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| Type of data | Activity-based |
| Emission results | CO2e |
| Data Transformation | The source reports emissions in gCO2e/kWh, which have been converted to kgCO2e/kWh to ensure consistency. |
License
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| Type of license | Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) |
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Data quality
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| Data quality assurance | Vetted by Climatiq. For further information on data quality assurance, see: https://www.climatiq.io/methodology#Data-Quality |
| Quality flag(s) | NA |
Methodology
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| IPCC AR method |
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| Methodology description | The dataset provides the GHG emission intensity of electricity generation for European countries, published by the European Environment Agency (EEA). The intensity is calculated as the ratio of CO₂-equivalent emissions from all electricity production — covering both main activity producers and auto-producers — to total gross electricity generation, including nuclear and renewable sources. Emissions are sourced from national GHG inventories reported to the UNFCCC, and energy data from Eurostat's complete energy balances. A zero CO₂e emission factor is applied to nuclear power and renewables, meaning the method does not account for lifecycle GHG emissions. Emissions from biomass combustion are excluded from the numerator in line with UNFCCC reporting guidelines. For full details, see the EEA indicator page (published November 2025): https://www.eea.europa.eu/en/analysis/indicators/greenhouse-gas-emission-intensity-of-1. |
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