Emissions data are updated based on the 2021-2030 cycle defined in the Paris Agreement and with historical data from the Kyoto Protocol.
In 2024, geopolitical conflicts continue, although the prices of energy sources have normalised and largely mark emission reduction policies.
The report follows the line and structure marked by previous studies in the analysis of global energy emissions, European emissions and Spanish emissions, presenting the most recent data officially published in the different international organizations at the time of preparation of the report. By the time this report is published, new data will certainly have already been published and will be covered in the next report.
In this edition, the data presented correspond to the years 2022 from the perspective of global energy emissions, general European and Spanish emissions, as well as 2023 from the perspective of European and Spanish emissions subject to the European Directive. In the case of emissions auctions, data is presented until the end of 2024.
The source of the global emissions presented in the document are those published by the International Energy Agency (IEA) and correspond to energy and stealth emissions from fossil fuels by countries and geographical areas. Other production emissions such as in the case of the cement or lime industry, as well as emissions from the cement or lime industry, are excluded from the scope
derived from combustion in landfills and emissions derived from digestive processes in animals and degradation of crops.
The data on the auctions and the emission permit market have been collected until the end of 2024, being the closest information published of all.
The official sources of data are the European Energy Exchange AG (EEX) for all European countries.
Relevant notes Continuing with our methodology, the time series published by the European Environment Agency (EEA) as well as those of the Ministry of Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge have been used for the data on total emissions for Europe and Spain.
As for the European and Spanish emissions that are subject to the Directive, the data source used has been the latest publications made by the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS).
As auxiliary data support, and in order to complete the analysis, the databases of the National Institute of Statistics (INE) and the European Statistical Office (Eurostat) have also been used.
We continue to remind the reader of the fact that the official methodology for accounting for emissions in Europe and Spain focuses on the imputation of emissions at the place of origin, without taking into account the imputation of emissions at the point of use of the products or services produced.
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