Carbon dioxide is the most abundant greenhouse gas in the United Kingdom, accounting for approximately 80 percent of the country's emissions in 2020. This was followed by methane emissions, which totaled 51.3 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO2e).
Greenhouse gas emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020, by gas
(in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
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UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, & GOV.UK. (February 1, 2022). Greenhouse gas emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020, by gas (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 21, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/418047/uk-greenhouse-emissions-by-gas/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, und GOV.UK. "Greenhouse gas emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020, by gas (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. February 1, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 21, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/418047/uk-greenhouse-emissions-by-gas/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, GOV.UK. (2022). Greenhouse gas emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020, by gas (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 21, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/418047/uk-greenhouse-emissions-by-gas/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, and GOV.UK. "Greenhouse Gas Emissions in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2020, by Gas (in Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/418047/uk-greenhouse-emissions-by-gas/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy & GOV.UK, Greenhouse gas emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020, by gas (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/418047/uk-greenhouse-emissions-by-gas/ (last visited May 21, 2022)
