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Despite high CO2 prices, there was a strong increase in emissions in 2021. (Image: Adina Voicu/Pixabay)
Berlin (energate) - Emissions from German plants almost returned to pre-Corona levels in 2021. As the Federal Environment Agency (Uba) announced, the economic recovery was the main reason for the 11 percent increase compared to the previous year. According to the report, the approximately 1,730 stationary plants in Germany included in the European Emissions Trading Scheme (EU-ETS) emitted around 355 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalents. This means that they fell short of ...
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