biggest emitter in the EU for more than a decade.
The Bełchatów lignite-fired power plant in Poland was the biggest carbon polluter in the European Union in 2022, emitting 35.06 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (MtCO₂). Bełchatów has remained the Biggest polluters in the European Union in 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide)
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Ember. (May 23, 2023). Biggest polluters in the European Union in 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1130785/biggest-polluters-european-union/
Ember. "Biggest polluters in the European Union in 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide)." Chart. May 23, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1130785/biggest-polluters-european-union/
Ember. (2023). Biggest polluters in the European Union in 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1130785/biggest-polluters-european-union/
Ember. "Biggest Polluters in The European Union in 2022 (in Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide)." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1130785/biggest-polluters-european-union/
Ember, Biggest polluters in the European Union in 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1130785/biggest-polluters-european-union/ (last visited June 01, 2024)
Biggest polluters in the European Union in 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide) [Graph], Ember, May 23, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1130785/biggest-polluters-european-union/