The London Heathrow Airport was the biggest polluter in the United Kingdom by far in 2022, having released an estimated 15.9 million metric tons of greenhouse gases (MtCO₂e). The London Urban Area road network was the second-largest polluter that year, followed by the Tata Steel Port Talbot steel plant. The 10 biggest polluters in the UK accounted for roughly 10.7 percent of the country's total emissions in 2022.
Greenhouse gas emissions from the most polluting physical assets in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
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Climate TRACE. (January 11, 2024). Greenhouse gas emissions from the most polluting physical assets in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1384160/largest-sources-of-emissions-in-the-uk/
Climate TRACE. "Greenhouse gas emissions from the most polluting physical assets in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. January 11, 2024. Statista. Accessed April 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1384160/largest-sources-of-emissions-in-the-uk/
Climate TRACE. (2024). Greenhouse gas emissions from the most polluting physical assets in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1384160/largest-sources-of-emissions-in-the-uk/
Climate TRACE. "Greenhouse Gas Emissions from The Most Polluting Physical Assets in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2022 (in Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1384160/largest-sources-of-emissions-in-the-uk/
Climate TRACE, Greenhouse gas emissions from the most polluting physical assets in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1384160/largest-sources-of-emissions-in-the-uk/ (last visited April 27, 2024)
Greenhouse gas emissions from the most polluting physical assets in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph], Climate TRACE, January 11, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1384160/largest-sources-of-emissions-in-the-uk/