Greenhouse gas emissions from waste management in the United Kingdom totaled 18.8 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO₂e) in 2022. When compared to 1990 levels, this represented a decline of more than 70 percent. Within the waste management sector,
Greenhouse gas emissions from the waste management sector 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 the waste management sector in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 08, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/418164/uk-waste-management-sector-emissions/
Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). "Greenhouse gas emissions from the waste management sector in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. February 6, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/418164/uk-waste-management-sector-emissions/
Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). (2024). Greenhouse gas emissions from the waste management sector in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/418164/uk-waste-management-sector-emissions/
Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). "Greenhouse Gas Emissions from The Waste Management Sector in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 1990 to 2022 (in Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/418164/uk-waste-management-sector-emissions/
Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK), Greenhouse gas emissions from the waste management sector in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/418164/uk-waste-management-sector-emissions/ (last visited June 08, 2024)
Greenhouse gas emissions from the waste management sector in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph], Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK), February 6, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/418164/uk-waste-management-sector-emissions/