This statistic shows the amount of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions attributable to the production of electricity from oil in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017. It shows that emissions have decreased significantly, with notable drops from 1990 to 2000 and from 2005 to 2010. In comparison, while in 1990 emissions reached 13.3 million metric tons, the emissions totaled 127 thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent in 2017.
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the electricity production from oil in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons of CO2 equivalent)
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (June 5, 2019). Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the electricity production from oil in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons of CO2 equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/485803/greenhouse-gas-emissions-from-the-electricity-production-from-oil-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the electricity production from oil in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons of CO2 equivalent)." Chart. June 5, 2019. Statista. Accessed June 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/485803/greenhouse-gas-emissions-from-the-electricity-production-from-oil-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2019). Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the electricity production from oil in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons of CO2 equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/485803/greenhouse-gas-emissions-from-the-electricity-production-from-oil-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Greenhouse Gas (Ghg) Emissions from The Electricity Production from Oil in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 Metric Tons of Co2 Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Jun 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/485803/greenhouse-gas-emissions-from-the-electricity-production-from-oil-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the electricity production from oil in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons of CO2 equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/485803/greenhouse-gas-emissions-from-the-electricity-production-from-oil-uk/ (last visited June 13, 2024)
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the electricity production from oil in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons of CO2 equivalent) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), June 5, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/485803/greenhouse-gas-emissions-from-the-electricity-production-from-oil-uk/