transition to renewable energy sources has seen emissions within the sector reduce by roughly 70 percent since 1990. This has contributed greatly to the UK's annual GHG emissions halving compared with 1990 levels.
In 2020, the primary source of greenhouse gas emissions in the United Kingdom was the transportation sector. That year, transportation released almost 100 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent into the atmosphere. This was followed by the energy supply sector, which emitted 84 MtCO2e. The energy supply sector was once the largest contributor to UK emissions, but a shift away from coal-fired power and a Greenhouse gas emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2020, by sector (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
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UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (February 1, 2022). Greenhouse gas emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2020, by sector (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 27, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/417948/uk-greenhouse-gas-emissions-by-sector/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Greenhouse gas emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2020, by sector (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. February 1, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 27, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/417948/uk-greenhouse-gas-emissions-by-sector/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (2022). Greenhouse gas emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2020, by sector (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 27, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/417948/uk-greenhouse-gas-emissions-by-sector/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Greenhouse Gas Emissions in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 1990 to 2020, by Sector (in Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/417948/uk-greenhouse-gas-emissions-by-sector/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Greenhouse gas emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2020, by sector (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/417948/uk-greenhouse-gas-emissions-by-sector/ (last visited June 27, 2022)