Bulgaria's energy sector remains one of the major sources of emissions of sulfur dioxide and the main source of nitrous oxide emissions, according to a report for 2011.
Bulgaria's energy sector generated 79.9% of the total of greenhouse gas emissions in 2011, according to a nationwide report on environmental conservation prepared by the Ministry of Environment and Water and the Executive Environment Agency.
The report was presented Monday at a briefing attended by Yulian Popov, caretaker Minister of Environment and Water.
According to the report, the most important sources of adverse environmental impact in 2011 were the consumption of energy and natural resources by the economic sectors, the emissions and effluents into air, water or soil and waste disposal, Novinite.com reports.