Estimated 0.9% increase in emissions in 2022 compared to 2021
On the basis of the data available for 2022, as a result of the recovery of economic activities on the one hand and the containment of natural gas consumption on the other, an increase in greenhouse gas emissions is estimated at national level; in fact, in 2022 emissions on the national territory increased by 0.9% compared to 2021 against a 2.6% increase in GDP.
An increase in emissions is expected for some sectors, in particular for energy production (3.9%) and transport (6.2%). A clear decrease is noted for industry (-5.5%) mainly due to the reduction in the use of gas (-9.5%).
For the production of electricity in 2022, compared to 2021, a slight increase in the demand for electricity of 1.3% was recorded, in particular there was an increase in wind production (7.5%) and solar production (9.8%). ) and a sharp reduction in hydroelectric production (-37.6%).
As regards transport, the consumption of petrol, diesel and LPG increased respectively by 9.5%, 4.0% and 7.3% compared to the previous year. Gas consumption for domestic and commercial heating decreased by 4.1%% in 2022 compared to 2021.