Business sector CO₂ emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) 1990-2021
Business sector carbon dioxide emissions in the United Kingdom amounted to 64.6 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO₂e) in 2021. Over the past three decades, emissions from this sector have decreased by more than 40 percent, having totaled 110 MtCO₂e in 1990. The sharpest drop occurred from 2008 to 2009, when emissions fell by 14 percent due to the global recession. Throughout history, major events cause emission reductions, and the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic saw global emissions reduced by record amounts that year.
