This statistic shows the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions attributable to the production of electricity from coal in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017. It shows that CO2 emissions have initially decreased significantly, going from 187.5 million metric tons to 103.7 million metric tons in the first ten years. However, emissions have been volatile for the next years, eventually decreasing to 30.2 million metric tons in 2017.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the production of electricity from coal in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons)
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (June 5, 2019). Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the production of electricity from coal in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/486017/co2-emissions-from-electricity-production-from-coal-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the production of electricity from coal in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. June 5, 2019. Statista. Accessed April 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/486017/co2-emissions-from-electricity-production-from-coal-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2019). Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the production of electricity from coal in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/486017/co2-emissions-from-electricity-production-from-coal-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Carbon Dioxide (Co2) Emissions from The Production of Electricity from Coal in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Jun 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/486017/co2-emissions-from-electricity-production-from-coal-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the production of electricity from coal in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/486017/co2-emissions-from-electricity-production-from-coal-uk/ (last visited April 18, 2024)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the production of electricity from coal in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), June 5, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/486017/co2-emissions-from-electricity-production-from-coal-uk/