Passenger cars in the United Kingdom emitted 59.6 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO₂e) in 2022, accounting for more than 50 percent of UK transportation emissions that year. The outbreak of COVID-19 and the resulting lockdowns and restrictions caused passenger car emissions to plummet 25 percent in 2020, but emissions rebounded in 2021 and 2022 as the post-COVID recovery began. Despite this increase, passenger car emissions were still well below pre-pandemic levels.
Greenhouse gas emissions from passenger cars in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2022
(in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
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Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). (February 6, 2024). Greenhouse gas emissions from passenger cars in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/509066/greenhouse-gas-emissionspassenger-cars-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
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