Carbon emissions in the European Union increased by 8.4% last year compared to the previous year.
Excluding the aviation sector, the European Union’s (EU) carbon emissions increased by 8.4 percent in 2021. In 2021, the total carbon emission was equal to 1 billion 353 million tons of carbon dioxide.
Carbon emissions increased by 12% in the heating and energy sector and by 5.1% in the industry.