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)
Characteristic
Emissions 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 January 23, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/516964/greenhouse-gas-emissions-of-energy-technologies-for-their-entire-lifecycle/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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 January 23, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/516964/greenhouse-gas-emissions-of-energy-technologies-for-their-entire-lifecycle/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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: January 23, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/516964/greenhouse-gas-emissions-of-energy-technologies-for-their-entire-lifecycle/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited January 23, 2025)
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/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
