In 2020, the United Kingdom's business sector emitted 73.4 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO2e). Emissions from this sector have fallen by 35 percent since 1990, but it still remains the third largest source of emissions in the UK, behind the transportation and energy supply sectors.
Business sector greenhouse gas emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2018
(in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
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UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (February 1, 2022). Business sector greenhouse gas emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2018 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 28, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/418144/uk-business-sector-emissions/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Business sector greenhouse gas emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2018 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. February 1, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/418144/uk-business-sector-emissions/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (2022). Business sector greenhouse gas emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2018 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/418144/uk-business-sector-emissions/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Business Sector Greenhouse Gas Emissions in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 1990 to 2018 (in Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/418144/uk-business-sector-emissions/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Business sector greenhouse gas emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2018 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/418144/uk-business-sector-emissions/ (last visited June 28, 2022)
