Greenhouse gas emissions from waste management in the United Kingdom totaled 17.6 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO₂e) in 2020. Emissions from waste management dropped annually between 1996 and 2016.
Waste management sector greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2020 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
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UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, & GOV.UK. (February 2, 2022). Waste management sector greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2020 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 08, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/418164/uk-waste-management-sector-emissions/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, und GOV.UK. "Waste management sector greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2020 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. February 2, 2022. Statista. Accessed February 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/418164/uk-waste-management-sector-emissions/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, GOV.UK. (2022). Waste management sector greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2020 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/418164/uk-waste-management-sector-emissions/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, and GOV.UK. "Waste Management Sector Greenhouse Gas (Ghg) Emissions in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 1990 to 2020 (in Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/418164/uk-waste-management-sector-emissions/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy & GOV.UK, Waste management sector greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2020 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/418164/uk-waste-management-sector-emissions/ (last visited February 08, 2023)
Waste management sector greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2020 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph], UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, & GOV.UK, February 2, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/418164/uk-waste-management-sector-emissions/