This statistic shows the amount of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions attributable to production of electricity from coal in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017. It shows that greenhouse gas emissions have initially decreased significantly, going from 188.8 million metric tons in 1990 to 30.6 million metric tons of CO2e in 2017.
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the production of electricity from coal in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons of CO2 equivalent)
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (June 5, 2019). Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the production of electricity from coal in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons of CO2 equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 19, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/485792/greenhouse-gas-emissions-from-electricity-production-from-coal-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the production of electricity from coal in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons of CO2 equivalent)." Chart. June 5, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 19, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/485792/greenhouse-gas-emissions-from-electricity-production-from-coal-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2019). Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the production of electricity from coal in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons of CO2 equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 19, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/485792/greenhouse-gas-emissions-from-electricity-production-from-coal-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Greenhouse Gas (Ghg) Emissions from The Production of Electricity from Coal in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 Metric Tons of Co2 Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Jun 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/485792/greenhouse-gas-emissions-from-electricity-production-from-coal-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the production of electricity from coal in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons of CO2 equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/485792/greenhouse-gas-emissions-from-electricity-production-from-coal-uk/ (last visited May 19, 2022)