On average, crude tankers operating in the United Kingdom produced the equivalent of 4.57 grams of CO₂ per metric ton of goods shipped per kilometer in 2023. Globally, emissions from oil tankers are estimated to have totaled 210 million metric tons of CO₂ in 2020.
Average carbon footprint of sea tankers in the United Kingdom in 2023, by type
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GOV.UK. (June 7, 2023). Average carbon footprint of sea tankers in the United Kingdom in 2023, by type (in grams of CO₂e per metric ton of goods shipped per kilometer) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233475/carbon-footprint-of-sea-tankers-by-type-uk/
GOV.UK. "Average carbon footprint of sea tankers in the United Kingdom in 2023, by type (in grams of CO₂e per metric ton of goods shipped per kilometer)." Chart. June 7, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233475/carbon-footprint-of-sea-tankers-by-type-uk/
GOV.UK. (2023). Average carbon footprint of sea tankers in the United Kingdom in 2023, by type (in grams of CO₂e per metric ton of goods shipped per kilometer). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233475/carbon-footprint-of-sea-tankers-by-type-uk/
GOV.UK. "Average Carbon Footprint of Sea Tankers in The United Kingdom in 2023, by Type (in Grams of Co₂e per Metric Ton of Goods Shipped per Kilometer)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233475/carbon-footprint-of-sea-tankers-by-type-uk/
GOV.UK, Average carbon footprint of sea tankers in the United Kingdom in 2023, by type (in grams of CO₂e per metric ton of goods shipped per kilometer) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233475/carbon-footprint-of-sea-tankers-by-type-uk/ (last visited July 27, 2024)
Average carbon footprint of sea tankers in the United Kingdom in 2023, by type (in grams of CO₂e per metric ton of goods shipped per kilometer) [Graph], GOV.UK, June 7, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233475/carbon-footprint-of-sea-tankers-by-type-uk/