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5.5 Mt

Scope 1 emissions, 2025 ⓘ

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t CO₂-e/MWh sent out, 2025 ⓘ

Plants reporting in 2025

covered by planned retirement dates

Basis:

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Projection (equity share)	Mt CO₂-e, 2026 to 2050
Planned retirements (GEM)	120
Closures 5 years late	125
No closures	142

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Projection (operational control)	Mt CO₂-e, 2026 to 2050
Planned retirements (GEM)	140
Closures 5 years late	145
No closures	162

Company target

Targets for European companies are not added yet (Oxford Net Zero Tracker; next step).

Plants and closure dates ⓘ

Methodology →

Fossil plants closing

3 plants · 0.5 Mt

Fossil, no closure date

9 plants · 5.9 Mt

Renewables with end-of-life date

0 plants

Plant	Fuel	Mt CO₂-e	TWh	Closure	Status
Marchwood power station 50%	Gas & liquid fuels	1.77	—	—	No date ⓘ
13-14 1.26 Mt · — TWh14-15 1.68 Mt · — TWh15-16 1.33 Mt · — TWh16-17 1.98 Mt · — TWh17-18 1.96 Mt · — TWh18-19 1.85 Mt · — TWh19-20 1.56 Mt · — TWh20-21 1.50 Mt · — TWh21-22 1.89 Mt · — TWh22-23 1.91 Mt · — TWh23-24 1.05 Mt · — TWh24-25 1.75 Mt · — TWh25-26 1.77 Mt · — TWh
Carrington power station 96%	Gas & liquid fuels	1.15	—	—	No date ⓘ
16-17 1.00 Mt · — TWh17-18 1.71 Mt · — TWh18-19 1.73 Mt · — TWh19-20 1.49 Mt · — TWh19-20 0.01 Mt · — TWh20-21 0.88 Mt · — TWh20-21 0.01 Mt · — TWh21-22 1.70 Mt · — TWh21-22 0.01 Mt · — TWh22-23 1.76 Mt · — TWh22-23 0.01 Mt · — TWh23-24 1.19 Mt · — TWh23-24 0.00 Mt · — TWh23-24 0.00 Mt · — TWh24-25 1.13 Mt · — TWh24-25 0.00 Mt · — TWh24-25 0.02 Mt · — TWh25-26 1.15 Mt · — TWh25-26 0.00 Mt · — TWh25-26 0.01 Mt · — TWh
Dublin Bay power station	Gas & liquid fuels	0.89	—	—	No date ⓘ
13-14 1.09 Mt · — TWh14-15 1.09 Mt · — TWh15-16 1.14 Mt · — TWh16-17 1.00 Mt · — TWh17-18 1.04 Mt · — TWh18-19 1.11 Mt · — TWh19-20 0.85 Mt · — TWh20-21 0.74 Mt · — TWh21-22 0.68 Mt · — TWh22-23 0.68 Mt · — TWh23-24 0.75 Mt · — TWh24-25 0.88 Mt · — TWh24-25 0.01 Mt · — TWh25-26 0.89 Mt · — TWh25-26 0.01 Mt · — TWh
Aghada power station	Gas & liquid fuels	0.75	—	—	No date ⓘ
13-14 0.45 Mt · — TWh13-14 0.08 Mt · — TWh14-15 0.45 Mt · — TWh14-15 0.11 Mt · — TWh15-16 0.34 Mt · — TWh15-16 0.02 Mt · — TWh16-17 0.54 Mt · — TWh16-17 0.03 Mt · — TWh17-18 0.50 Mt · — TWh17-18 0.03 Mt · — TWh18-19 0.69 Mt · — TWh18-19 0.02 Mt · — TWh19-20 0.49 Mt · — TWh19-20 0.02 Mt · — TWh20-21 0.68 Mt · — TWh20-21 0.03 Mt · — TWh21-22 0.81 Mt · — TWh21-22 0.04 Mt · — TWh22-23 0.67 Mt · — TWh22-23 0.04 Mt · — TWh23-24 0.79 Mt · — TWh23-24 0.01 Mt · — TWh24-25 0.32 Mt · — TWh24-25 0.02 Mt · — TWh25-26 0.75 Mt · — TWh25-26 0.03 Mt · — TWh
Poolbeg power station	Gas & liquid fuels	0.74	—	—	No date ⓘ
13-14 1.03 Mt · — TWh14-15 0.79 Mt · — TWh15-16 0.10 Mt · — TWh16-17 0.36 Mt · — TWh17-18 0.19 Mt · — TWh18-19 0.27 Mt · — TWh19-20 0.31 Mt · — TWh20-21 0.54 Mt · — TWh21-22 0.66 Mt · — TWh22-23 0.65 Mt · — TWh23-24 0.37 Mt · — TWh24-25 0.70 Mt · — TWh25-26 0.74 Mt · — TWh
Moneypoint power station	Coal	0.54	—	2029	Closing ⓘ
13-14 3.89 Mt · — TWh14-15 3.79 Mt · — TWh15-16 4.52 Mt · — TWh16-17 4.42 Mt · — TWh17-18 3.46 Mt · — TWh18-19 1.96 Mt · — TWh19-20 0.66 Mt · — TWh20-21 0.88 Mt · — TWh21-22 3.23 Mt · — TWh22-23 2.65 Mt · — TWh23-24 1.39 Mt · — TWh24-25 1.05 Mt · — TWh25-26 0.54 Mt · — TWh
Coolkeeragh power station	Gas & liquid fuels	0.52	—	—	No date ⓘ
13-14 0.80 Mt · — TWh14-15 0.79 Mt · — TWh15-16 0.96 Mt · — TWh16-17 0.91 Mt · — TWh17-18 0.97 Mt · — TWh18-19 0.80 Mt · — TWh19-20 0.69 Mt · — TWh20-21 0.68 Mt · — TWh21-22 0.71 Mt · — TWh22-23 0.76 Mt · — TWh23-24 0.60 Mt · — TWh24-25 0.93 Mt · — TWh25-26 0.52 Mt · — TWh
Aghada power station	Gas & liquid fuels	0.03	—	—	No date ⓘ
13-14 0.45 Mt · — TWh13-14 0.08 Mt · — TWh14-15 0.45 Mt · — TWh14-15 0.11 Mt · — TWh15-16 0.34 Mt · — TWh15-16 0.02 Mt · — TWh16-17 0.54 Mt · — TWh16-17 0.03 Mt · — TWh17-18 0.50 Mt · — TWh17-18 0.03 Mt · — TWh18-19 0.69 Mt · — TWh18-19 0.02 Mt · — TWh19-20 0.49 Mt · — TWh19-20 0.02 Mt · — TWh20-21 0.68 Mt · — TWh20-21 0.03 Mt · — TWh21-22 0.81 Mt · — TWh21-22 0.04 Mt · — TWh22-23 0.67 Mt · — TWh22-23 0.04 Mt · — TWh23-24 0.79 Mt · — TWh23-24 0.01 Mt · — TWh24-25 0.32 Mt · — TWh24-25 0.02 Mt · — TWh25-26 0.75 Mt · — TWh25-26 0.03 Mt · — TWh
Dublin Bay power station	Gas & liquid fuels	0.01	—	—	No date ⓘ
13-14 1.09 Mt · — TWh14-15 1.09 Mt · — TWh15-16 1.14 Mt · — TWh16-17 1.00 Mt · — TWh17-18 1.04 Mt · — TWh18-19 1.11 Mt · — TWh19-20 0.85 Mt · — TWh20-21 0.74 Mt · — TWh21-22 0.68 Mt · — TWh22-23 0.68 Mt · — TWh23-24 0.75 Mt · — TWh24-25 0.88 Mt · — TWh24-25 0.01 Mt · — TWh25-26 0.89 Mt · — TWh25-26 0.01 Mt · — TWh
Carrington power station 96%	Gas & liquid fuels	0.01	—	—	No date ⓘ
16-17 1.00 Mt · — TWh17-18 1.71 Mt · — TWh18-19 1.73 Mt · — TWh19-20 1.49 Mt · — TWh19-20 0.01 Mt · — TWh20-21 0.88 Mt · — TWh20-21 0.01 Mt · — TWh21-22 1.70 Mt · — TWh21-22 0.01 Mt · — TWh22-23 1.76 Mt · — TWh22-23 0.01 Mt · — TWh23-24 1.19 Mt · — TWh23-24 0.00 Mt · — TWh23-24 0.00 Mt · — TWh24-25 1.13 Mt · — TWh24-25 0.00 Mt · — TWh24-25 0.02 Mt · — TWh25-26 1.15 Mt · — TWh25-26 0.00 Mt · — TWh25-26 0.01 Mt · — TWh
Shannonbridge power station	Gas & liquid fuels	0.01	—	2027	Closing ⓘ
13-14 1.03 Mt · — TWh14-15 1.18 Mt · — TWh15-16 1.11 Mt · — TWh16-17 1.14 Mt · — TWh17-18 1.13 Mt · — TWh18-19 0.88 Mt · — TWh19-20 1.04 Mt · — TWh20-21 0.41 Mt · — TWh24-25 0.02 Mt · — TWh25-26 0.01 Mt · — TWh
North Wall power station	Gas & liquid fuels	0.00	—	2030	Closing ⓘ
13-14 0.02 Mt · — TWh14-15 0.01 Mt · — TWh15-16 0.00 Mt · — TWh16-17 0.01 Mt · — TWh17-18 0.03 Mt · — TWh18-19 0.02 Mt · — TWh19-20 0.02 Mt · — TWh23-24 0.02 Mt · — TWh24-25 0.00 Mt · — TWh25-26 0.00 Mt · — TWh
No longer reporting under this company
Shannonbridge power station	Gas & liquid fuels	0.41	—	20	Retired / sold ⓘ
13-14 1.03 Mt · — TWh14-15 1.18 Mt · — TWh15-16 1.11 Mt · — TWh16-17 1.14 Mt · — TWh17-18 1.13 Mt · — TWh18-19 0.88 Mt · — TWh19-20 1.04 Mt · — TWh20-21 0.41 Mt · — TWh24-25 0.02 Mt · — TWh25-26 0.01 Mt · — TWh
ESB Lough Ree Power	Not stated (no GEM link)	0.31	—	20	Retired / sold ⓘ
13-14 0.81 Mt · — TWh14-15 0.79 Mt · — TWh15-16 0.85 Mt · — TWh16-17 0.83 Mt · — TWh17-18 0.68 Mt · — TWh18-19 0.77 Mt · — TWh19-20 0.58 Mt · — TWh20-21 0.31 Mt · — TWh
North Wall power station	Gas & liquid fuels	0.02	—	19	Retired / sold ⓘ
13-14 0.02 Mt · — TWh14-15 0.01 Mt · — TWh15-16 0.00 Mt · — TWh16-17 0.01 Mt · — TWh17-18 0.03 Mt · — TWh18-19 0.02 Mt · — TWh19-20 0.02 Mt · — TWh23-24 0.02 Mt · — TWh24-25 0.00 Mt · — TWh25-26 0.00 Mt · — TWh

Closure: ≤2030 · 2031-40 · later · ↻ date moved · click a row for annual figures

+ 1 small plants (<0.01 Mt, no closure date)

Carrington power station

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Sources & licences

European Commission, EU ETS verified emissions per installation (Union Registry) (Verified emissions 2008-2025 and compliance data, October 2026). European installation emissions (power and heat), 2013-2025. CC BY 4.0
UK Emissions Trading Registry, UK ETS registry compliance report (2021-2025). UK installation emissions from 2021. Open Government Licence v3.0
ENTSO-E Transparency Platform, Actual generation output per generation unit (16.1.A) (2015-2025, downloaded October 2026). Company net generation and intensity in Europe (aggregated from units of 100 MW or more). ENTSO-E Transparency Platform Terms of Use (source cited; company totals only, unit data not republished)
Global Energy Monitor, Global Coal Plant Tracker; Global Oil and Gas Plant Tracker (July 2026 (coal), August 2026 (oil and gas)). Plant owners and equity shares (equity-share basis). CC BY 4.0
Open Assets data: CC BY 4.0. Company targets (Net Zero Tracker, CC BY-NC 4.0) and TPI data are shown on the site for comparison but are not part of the downloadable data. Cite as: Open Assets (University of Oxford & The University of Queensland). Power plant emissions and closures, version 2026-10. https://open-assets.ai/power/