Power Plants, the World's Largest Source of GHG Emissions in 2024

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Adi Ahdiat 31/10/2025 12:24 WIB

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According to Joint Research Centre data, global greenhouse gas emissions in 2024 mostly came from power plants.

Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions Volume by Sector (2024)

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Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions Volume by Sector (2024)

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Power generation is the largest source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions globally in 2024.

This is evident from data from the Joint Research Centre (JRC), a research-based policy support organization of the European Commission.

According to JRC data, the total volume of global greenhouse gas emissions in 2024 reached 53.21 billion tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (Gt CO2eq).

This figure includes greenhouse gas emissions in the form of carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), dinitrogen oxide (N2O), and fluorinated gases (F gases).

Looking at the sources, the majority or 29% of global emissions come from power generation.

Below are the details of global greenhouse gas emission volumes in 2024 by sector, ordered from largest to smallest:

Power industry: 15.64 Gt CO2eq (29% of total global emissions)
Transportation: 8.44 Gt CO2eq (16%)
Industrial combustion: 6.5 Gt CO2eq (12%)
Agriculture and livestock: 6.24 Gt CO2eq (12%)
Fuel exploitation (extraction, refineries, venting, flaring): 6.03 Gt CO2eq (11%)
Industrial processes (such as cement, iron, steel, aluminum, chemical production processes, etc.): 5 Gt CO2eq (9%)
Combustion for non-industrial buildings: 3.55 Gt CO2eq (7%)
Waste disposal and treatment: 1.8 Gt CO2eq (3%)

There is one more sector that produces greenhouse gases, namely land use, land-use change, and forestry (LULUCF).

However, the measurement methods for LULUCF emissions are more complex and have a high degree of uncertainty, so JRC separates them from global emission calculations.

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