How many grams of CO
2
do different energy sources emit to produce one kWh?
Minimum
25th percentile
50th percentile
75th percentile
Maximum
0g
100g
200g
300g
400g
500g
600g
700g
800g
900g
1kg
1.1kg
1.2kg
1.3kg
1.4kg
1.5kg
1.6kg
1.7kg
1.8kg
Hydro
0g
3
4
7
43
Wind
2g
8
12
20
81
Nuclear
1g
8
16
45
220
Geothermal
6g
20
45
57
79
Solar
5g
29
46
80
217
Gas
290g
422
469
548
930
Oil
510g
722
840
907
1.17k
Coal
675g
877
1k
1.13k
1.69k