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CO2 emissions from fossil fuel use in the UK 1960-2019, by fuel type

Published by Ian Tiseo, Jan 26, 2021
Emissions from coal use in the United Kingdom totaled 448 million metric tons of carbon dioxide in 1960, but by 2019 had dropped to just 27 million metric tons. This is because the share of energy consumption in the UK covered by coal has dropped dramatically over the last half a century. In comparison, natural gas consumption in the UK has been increasing during this period, and as such, emissions from this energy source have risen significantly.

Emissions from fossil fuel combustion and industrial processes in the United Kingdom from 1960 to 2019, by fuel type* (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide)

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Sources

Release date

2020

Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

1960 to 2019

Supplementary notes

*Based on territorial emissions from combustion and industrial processes.
Figures have been rounded.

**Preliminary

The sources adds the following information: "The estimates of global and national fossil CO2 emissions (EFOS) include the combustion of fossil fuels through a wide range of activities (e.g. transport, heating and cooling, industry, fossil industry own use, and natural gas flaring), the production of cement, and other process emissions (e.g. the production of chemicals and fertilizers) as well as CO2 uptake during the cement carbonation process."

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