Emission-relevant energy consumption down 4.7% from 2010 to 2017
2020-01-08
Energy consumption directly related to greenhouse gas and air pollutant emissions in Germany was down 4.7% from 12,320 to 11,736 petajoules between 2010 and 2017. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that the consumption of mineral oil (36.0%), gases (27.4%) and coal (23.1%) contributed mainly to emission-relevant energy consumption in 2017.
