greenhouse gas emissions in the UK had dropped by nearly 50 percent compared to 1990 levels. This trend is expected to continue in the coming decades, with projections showing that greenhouse gas emissions will decrease further to 348 million metric tons of CO2 equivalent by 2040.
In recent decades the United Kingdom has been shifting away from coal-fired power and transitioning to clean energy sources. By 2020, Projected greenhouse gas emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2020 to 2040 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
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Statistics on Emissions in the UK
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UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, & GOV.UK. (December 7, 2021). Projected greenhouse gas emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2020 to 2040 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 02, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/491914/greenhouse-gas-emissions-projection-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, und GOV.UK. "Projected greenhouse gas emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2020 to 2040 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. December 7, 2021. Statista. Accessed February 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/491914/greenhouse-gas-emissions-projection-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, GOV.UK. (2021). Projected greenhouse gas emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2020 to 2040 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/491914/greenhouse-gas-emissions-projection-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, and GOV.UK. "Projected Greenhouse Gas Emissions in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2020 to 2040 (in Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/491914/greenhouse-gas-emissions-projection-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy & GOV.UK, Projected greenhouse gas emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2020 to 2040 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/491914/greenhouse-gas-emissions-projection-uk/ (last visited February 02, 2023)
Projected greenhouse gas emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2020 to 2040 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph], UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, & GOV.UK, December 7, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/491914/greenhouse-gas-emissions-projection-uk/