Methane (CH₄) emissions from transportation in the United Kingdom have decreased considerably in recent decades. Between 1990 and 2022, CH₄ emissions fell from 1.27 million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent to roughly 90 thousand tons.
Methane emissions from the transport 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). Methane emissions from the transport sector in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/311544/transport-methane-emissions-in-the-uk/
Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). "Methane emissions from the transport sector in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. February 6, 2024. Statista. Accessed March 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/311544/transport-methane-emissions-in-the-uk/
Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). (2024). Methane emissions from the transport sector in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/311544/transport-methane-emissions-in-the-uk/
Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). "Methane Emissions from The Transport 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/311544/transport-methane-emissions-in-the-uk/
Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK), Methane emissions from the transport sector in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/311544/transport-methane-emissions-in-the-uk/ (last visited March 19, 2024)
Methane emissions from the transport 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/311544/transport-methane-emissions-in-the-uk/