Road freight transportation and removal services produced 13.1 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions in 2021. This figure represents an increase of 7.5 percent in comparison to the previous year. In 2021, heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) accounted for nearly 20 percent of
Carbon dioxide emissions from freight transport by road and removal services in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2021 (in 1,000 metric tons)
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (June 5, 2023). Carbon dioxide emissions from freight transport by road and removal services in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2021 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 28, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/486069/co2-emission-from-freight-transport-by-road-including-removal-services-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Carbon dioxide emissions from freight transport by road and removal services in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2021 (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. June 5, 2023. Statista. Accessed September 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/486069/co2-emission-from-freight-transport-by-road-including-removal-services-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2023). Carbon dioxide emissions from freight transport by road and removal services in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2021 (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/486069/co2-emission-from-freight-transport-by-road-including-removal-services-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Freight Transport by Road and Removal Services in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 1990 to 2021 (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/486069/co2-emission-from-freight-transport-by-road-including-removal-services-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Carbon dioxide emissions from freight transport by road and removal services in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2021 (in 1,000 metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/486069/co2-emission-from-freight-transport-by-road-including-removal-services-uk/ (last visited September 28, 2023)
Carbon dioxide emissions from freight transport by road and removal services in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2021 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), June 5, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/486069/co2-emission-from-freight-transport-by-road-including-removal-services-uk/