This graph shows the gross reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions due to the increase in renewable heating and cooling consumption from 2005 to 2017. It clearly shows that GHG emissions have been reducing annually since 2005. The avoided GHG emissions in Europe peaked in 2017 at 96 Mtoe.
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EEA. (December 18, 2018). Estimated reduction in greenhouse gas emissions due to the increase in renewable heating and cooling in the European Union (EU-28) from 2006 to 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 12, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/819437/greenhouse-gas-emission-gross-reduction-from-renewable-electricity-european-union-eu-28/
EEA. "Estimated reduction in greenhouse gas emissions due to the increase in renewable heating and cooling in the European Union (EU-28) from 2006 to 2017." Chart. December 18, 2018. Statista. Accessed June 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/819437/greenhouse-gas-emission-gross-reduction-from-renewable-electricity-european-union-eu-28/
EEA. (2018). Estimated reduction in greenhouse gas emissions due to the increase in renewable heating and cooling in the European Union (EU-28) from 2006 to 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/819437/greenhouse-gas-emission-gross-reduction-from-renewable-electricity-european-union-eu-28/
EEA. "Estimated Reduction in Greenhouse Gas Emissions Due to The Increase in Renewable Heating and Cooling in The European Union (Eu-28) from 2006 to 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Dec 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/819437/greenhouse-gas-emission-gross-reduction-from-renewable-electricity-european-union-eu-28/
EEA, Estimated reduction in greenhouse gas emissions due to the increase in renewable heating and cooling in the European Union (EU-28) from 2006 to 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/819437/greenhouse-gas-emission-gross-reduction-from-renewable-electricity-european-union-eu-28/ (last visited June 12, 2025)
Estimated reduction in greenhouse gas emissions due to the increase in renewable heating and cooling in the European Union (EU-28) from 2006 to 2017 [Graph], EEA, December 18, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/819437/greenhouse-gas-emission-gross-reduction-from-renewable-electricity-european-union-eu-28/
