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Figures aggregated using Global Warming Potential values from IPCC AR5 (GWP-100 AR5).
Power Industry - Power and heat generation plants (public & autoproducers)
Industrial combustion - Combustion for industrial manufacturing
Buildings – Small scale non-industrial stationary combustion
Transport – Mobile combustion (road & rail & ship & aviation)
Agriculture Agricultural soils, crop residues burning, enteric fermentation, manure management
Fuel exploitation - Production, transformation and refining of fuels
Processes - Industrial processes (e.g. emissions from the production of cement, iron and steel, aluminum, chemicals, solvents, etc.)
Waste - Solid waste disposal and waste water treatment
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Change in methane emissions in the European Union 1990-2022, by sector
Most European Union sectors have observed an overall decrease in methane emissions since 1990, with the exception of the power industry. The European Union's power industry-related methane emissions were *** percent higher in 2022 when compared to 1990 levels, and ** percent higher when compared to 2005 levels.
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