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GRI 305-1
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CCE-4/C1
Direct greenhouse gas emissions expressed as CO₂ equivalent
The PGNiG Group’s direct GHG emissions converted into CO₂ equivalent are generated by:
- combustion of fuels (natural gas, diesel oil, LPG, gasoline) carried out to generate electricity and heat in boilers, gas furnaces, power generators, line heaters, steam generators, glycol regenerators, gas engines, gas compressors, and fire pumps,
- processes such as combustion of (discharge) natural gas on flare stacks, post-combustion of acid gases, storage (crude oil, methanol, LPG), reloading (crude oil, methanol, LPG), leakages, and gas venting from the installations,
- auxiliary processes such as welding, painting, burning of fuels in heaters, pressure washers, mobile agricultural machinery and transport vehicles.
Direct greenhouse gas emissions by business segment of the PGNiG Group in 2018-2020
| Direct GHG emissions by PGNiG Group’s business segments (in ‘000 Mt of eCO₂*) | 2020** | 2019 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upstream (Exploration and Production) |
743.9 | 689.3 | 701.9 |
| Downstream (Distribution, Storage and Trade) |
102.8 | 107.2 | 101.5 |
| Generation | 6,114.3 | 6,377.8 | 6,342.5 |
| Other | 2.4 | 2.5 | 3.0 |
| Total (PGNiG Group) | 6,963.5 | 7,176.7 | 7,148.8 |
** The 2020 data provided by some of the PGNiG Group companies include partial forecasts which could not be fully verified as at the date of this Report.
A short-term trend of GHG emissions falling slightly (by 3%) despite constant rapid growth across the PGNiG Group has been recorded.
Direct CO₂ emissions from the PGNiG Group installations participating in EU ETS
| EU ETS installation | National Allocation Plan (KPRU) No. | 2020 | 2019 | ||||
| Emission allowances [’000 Mg] |
Emission [’000 Mg] |
Surplus/(Deficit) [’000 Mg] | Emission allowances [’000 Mg] | Emission [’000 Mg] |
Surplus/(Deficit) [’000 Mg] | ||
| KPMG Mogilno | PL-0898-08 | 2.8 | 13.3 | (10.5) | 3.5 | 13.1 | (9.5) |
| Odolanów | PL-0950-08 | 10.0 | 27.8 | (17.8) | 12.6 | 26.7 | (14.1) |
| KRNiGZ Lubiatów OC | PL-1070-13 | 39.2 | 62.5 | (23.2) | 40.0 | 56.3 | (16.2) |
| PMG Wierzchowice | PL-1072-13 | – | 72.3 | (72.3) | – | 83.0 | (83.0) |
| KPMG Kosakowo | PL-1076-13 | – | 5.7 | (5.7) | – | 3.6 | (3.6) |
| KRNiGZ Dębno OC | PL-0563-05 | 24.3 | 32.7 | (8.4) | 24.8 | 32.3 | (7.5) |
| EC Pruszków | PL-0026-05 | 20.8 | 107.5 | (86.7) | 26.5 | 120.8 | (94.3) |
| EC Siekierki | PL-0027-05 | 600.6 | 2731.3 | (2130.7) | 778.6 | 2 961.1 | (2182.5) |
| EC Żerań | PL-0028-05 | 442.4 | 2096.7 | (1654.2) | 571.7 | 2171.6 | (1599.9) |
| EC Kawęczyn | PL-0124-05 | 20.4 | 104.3 | (83.9) | 25.8 | 79.7 | (53.9) |
| Ciepłownia Wola | PL-0125-05 | 0.4 | 0.5 | (0.1) | 2.0 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
| CM Racibórz | PL-0297-05 | 8.5 | 42.4 | (33.9) | 10.7 | 42.4 | (31.7) |
| CM Wodzisław Śląski | PL-0298-05 | 5.3 | 31.9 | (26.5) | 6.7 | 31.3 | (24.5) |
| CM Żory | PL-0299-05 | 6.9 | 32.5 | (25.7) | 8.7 | 31.0 | (22.3) |
| PTEP S.A. EC „Moszczenica” | PL-0083-05 | 21.1 | 44.1 | (22.9) | 33.5 | 42.1 | (8.7) |
| PTEP S.A. EC „Zofiówka” | PL-0084-05 | 134.7 | 425.7 | (291.1) | 135.5 | 478.0 | (342.5) |
| PTEP S.A. EC „Pniówek” | PL-0085-05 | 13.9 | 77.6 | (63.7) | 22.9 | 74.5 | (51.7) |
| PTEP S.A. EC „Suszec” | PL-0086-05 | 7.1 | 26.6 | (19.6) | 10.0 | 28.9 | (18.9) |
| PTER sp. z o.o. CHP Dęblin | PL-1120-13 | – | 19,1 | (19,1) | – | – | – |
| Total | 1358.3 | 5954,2 | (4595,9) | 1713.3 | 6277.3 | (4563.9) | |
Currently, 19 installations of the PGNiG Group are covered by the EU ETS (the increase of one over the previous year as a result of the acquisition by the Termika Group of the Central Heating Plant in Dęblin). In 2020, carbon dioxide emissions decreased by 5% y/y and amounted to 5,954,199.72 Mg. As free allowances of CO2 emission rights decrease year by year, there is a need to purchase additional emission rights.
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GRI 305-7
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ENV-5/C1
GHG reductions
The PGNiG Group places great importance on reducing gas and particulate matter emissions into the atmosphere. It has been steadily reducing the amount of pollutants generated by transportation, combustion processes in heat sources, fuel reloading and industrial processes (gas combustion at flares, gas venting, emissions from compressor stations and compressors). The methods of reducing emissions of pollutants into the air include using gas as a low-emission fuel, monitoring fuel consumption, reducing the energy intensity of industrial processes and upgrading or replacing captive heat sources used for the Group’s own needs.
NOx, SOx, and other significant air emissions
Oil and gas exploration and production activities, gas distribution, and modernisation, maintenance and repair works undertaken by the PGNiG Group generate air pollutants such as gases (SO2, NOx, CO, CO2, CH4), particulate matter, aromatic hydrocarbons, aldehydes, heavy metals, metallic and non-metallic elements.
Air pollutants emitted by the PGNiG Group in 2019−2020
| Emissions of gases, particulates and substances (Mg) | 2020* | 2019 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PGNiG Group | PGNiG | PGNiG Group | PGNiG | |
| CO2 | 6,242,844.5 | 408,675.0 | 6,556,513.1 | 391,951.9 |
| CO2 biomass combustion | 346,955.0 | – | 280,565.7 | – |
| CH4 | 13,348.0 | 11,259.8 | 12,130.9 | 9,737.8 |
| SO2 | 9,519.1 | 2,745.70 | 9,875.0 | 1,869.3 |
| NOX/NO2 | 5,958.3 | 494.1 | 6,556.5 | 406.4 |
| CO | 2,161.4 | 325.2 | 2,176.3 | 326.1 |
| Total particulates | 678.3 | 3.6 | 578.8 | 2.8 |
| Total hydrocarbons | 252.7 | 170.9 | 294.5 | 153.1 |
| H2S | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Total | 6,621,717.7 | 423,674.74 | 6,868,681.4 | 404,447.8 |