Carbon dioxide (CO 2) makes up the vast majority of greenhouse gas emissions from the sector, but smaller amounts of methane (CH 4) and nitrous oxide (N 2 O) are also emitted These gases are released during the combustion of fossil fuels, such as coal, oil, and natural gas, to produce electricityOn 14 July 21, the European Commission adopted a series of legislative proposals setting out how it intends to achieve climate neutrality in the EU by 50, including the intermediate target of an at least 55% net reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 30The package proposes to revise several pieces of EU climate legislation, including the EU ETS, Effort Sharing Regulation, Greenhouse Gases Greenhouse gases are gases—like carbon dioxide (CO 2 ), methane, and nitrous oxide—that keep the Earth warmer than it would be without them The reason they warm the Earth has to do with the way energy enters and leaves our atmosphere When energy from the sun first reaches us, it does so mainly as light Mod
