Italy’s CO2 emissions up despite lower consumption – ENEA
21:44, 22 December 2022
ROME. KAZINFORM - Italy's carbon dioxide emissions are set to be up by over 2% at the end of the year even though the nations' energy consumption has dropped by around 1.5% with respect to 2021, according to a report released on Wednesday, ANSA reports.
The report by ENEA (the National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development) said use of renewables had decreased while fossil-fuel energy consumption was up.
It said renewable sources dropped by 11% in the first nine months of the year, while oil-based energy rose by 8% and coal-fired power leaped by 47%.
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