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Amount of CO2 emissions saved

Amount of CO2 emissions saved (absolute and relative) in coastal Member States, by using OPS

Amount of CO2 emissions saved (absolute and relative) in coastal Member States, by using OPS

Until recently, there was little reliable data to quantify the emissions savings achievable with OPS. However, a 2021 study on CO2 emissions data collected through the EU monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) system shows significant potential savings if the replacement electricity were clean. Italy would have the highest savings in absolute terms (487 kilotonnes (kt)), Sweden the highest reduction in relative saved share (99 %). For oil-reliant countries (e.g. Greece, Cyprus) or coal-dominated ones (e.g. Poland, Estonia), the reduced share is low or negative.

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