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Utilities shoot up theirCO2 emissions by 24% in a record year for gas plants

The Spanish electricity system breaks four years of emission declines to historic lows after increasing the use of gas plants by more than 50%.

Spain last year triggered the use of gas and coal to produce electricity and cover all demand in the midst of the energy crisis. A turnaround in energy generation that has caused the electricity system to break a trend of four consecutive years of reducing CO2 emissions and has triggered them throughout the year.

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