Carbon dioxide is the most commonly emitted greenhouse gas. Since 2000, carbon dioxide made up between 79 and 83 percent of total GHG emissions. The transport and energy supply sectors are the main source of emissions.
Greenhouse gas emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018, by gas
(in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
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UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (February 4, 2020). Greenhouse gas emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018, by gas (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 06, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/418047/uk-greenhouse-emissions-by-gas/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Greenhouse gas emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018, by gas (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. February 4, 2020. Statista. Accessed June 06, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/418047/uk-greenhouse-emissions-by-gas/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (2020). Greenhouse gas emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018, by gas (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 06, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/418047/uk-greenhouse-emissions-by-gas/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Greenhouse Gas Emissions in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2018, by Gas (in Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Feb 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/418047/uk-greenhouse-emissions-by-gas/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Greenhouse gas emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018, by gas (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/418047/uk-greenhouse-emissions-by-gas/ (last visited June 06, 2020)
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