Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the Philippines reached 204.33 teragrams of carbon dioxide equivalent (Tg CO2e) in 2020, a decline of 12.3 percent from 232.99 Tg CO2e in 2015, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority.
The energy, transport, agriculture, IPPU and waste sectors collectively emitted a total of 230.26 Tg CO2e, while the FOLU sector sequestered 25.94 Tg CO2e, it said.
Greenhouse gases (GHGs) are substances that absorb infrared radiation and contribute to the increase in temperature of the Earth’s surface and the lower atmosphere. GHG emission inventories are compiled based on the guidelines developed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
Among the sectors, the energy sector contributed the highest GHG emissions in 2015 and 2020, reaching 74.89 Tg CO2e and 99.85 Tg CO2e, respectively. This was followed by the agriculture sector with 52.70 Tg CO2e in 2015 and 54.08 Tg CO2e in 2020.
