Greenhouse gas emissions produced by the United Kingdom's energy supply sector in 2019 totaled 95.8 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent. This was a reduction of of almost 90 percent when compared to levels recorded in 1990. Carbon dioxide is the primary greenhouse gas emitted by the energy supply sector.
Energy supply sector greenhouse gas emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 and 2019
(in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
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UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (February 2, 2021). Energy supply sector greenhouse gas emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 and 2019 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 17, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/418135/uk-energy-supply-sector-emissions/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Energy supply sector greenhouse gas emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 and 2019 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. February 2, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 17, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/418135/uk-energy-supply-sector-emissions/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (2021). Energy supply sector greenhouse gas emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 and 2019 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 17, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/418135/uk-energy-supply-sector-emissions/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Energy Supply Sector Greenhouse Gas Emissions in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 1990 and 2019 (in Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Feb 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/418135/uk-energy-supply-sector-emissions/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Energy supply sector greenhouse gas emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 and 2019 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/418135/uk-energy-supply-sector-emissions/ (last visited May 17, 2022)
