What is the climate impact of energy in the world?

A website allows us to know, in real time, what the climate impact of producing electricity is on a global level

Electricity production is undergoing a revolution, adapting to new generation sources whose climate impact drastically reduces what “traditional” generation sources produce. This reduction of our climate footprint, contemplated inRoadmap towards a low-carbon economyDriven by the European Union, it is uneven in different regions of the planet, and now we can learn what the climate impact of energy is across the globe.

Thanks to the data provided by the various public energy bodies in each country/region,Electricity MapOn a website dedicated to showing us a live snapshot of how polluting our electricity production is, we can learn in detail which electricity generation sources each area of ​​the planet is using to supply the different needs of its population.

So, Electricity MapIt shows us a “decarbonization” rate reflected as a percentage, higher the less coal is used in electricity generation, and another renewable energy insertion rate, the percentage of which is higher according to thecontribution of this type of energy generation sourceto the total mix of each region. In addition, we can compare how much CO2 is emitted per kWh generated.

An unequal world

Thanks to this web tool, we can see how different countries’ energy policies influence their climate impact rates. We can observe regions with a relatively low ecological footprint, such as Sweden and France, with an average of between 70 and 80 grams of CO2 per kWh generated, shown in green on the map; or regions whose climate footprint is striking due to its brown or black color, such as Poland, with between 700 and 700 grams of CO2 per kWh, or Estonia, close to 1,300 grams of CO2 per kWh.