In recent decades the United Kingdom has been shifting away from coal-fired power and transitioning to clean energy sources. This has seen carbon dioxide emissions in the UK drop by roughly 40 percent compared to 1990 levels. This trend is expected to continue in the coming decades, with projections showing that emissions will reduce by a further 24 percent by 2040 to 280 million metric tons of CO2.
Projected carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2018 to 2040*
(in million metric tons of carbon dioxide)
*Based on central estimates of economic growth and fossil fuel prices. Contains all agreed policies where decisions on policy design are sufficiently advanced to allow robust estimates of impact (i.e. including “planned” policies).
The source states that estimates in this report are based on policy analysis from August 2019 and modelling from March 2020. The latter of which was completed before the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. Therefore, projections take no account of the impacts of this on future energy demand or emissions.
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UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (December 23, 2020). Projected carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2018 to 2040* (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 18, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/494827/co2-emissions-projection-united-kingdom-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Projected carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2018 to 2040* (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide)." Chart. December 23, 2020. Statista. Accessed January 18, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/494827/co2-emissions-projection-united-kingdom-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (2020). Projected carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2018 to 2040* (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 18, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/494827/co2-emissions-projection-united-kingdom-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Projected Carbon Dioxide (Co2) Emissions in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2018 to 2040* (in Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide)." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/494827/co2-emissions-projection-united-kingdom-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Projected carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2018 to 2040* (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/494827/co2-emissions-projection-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited January 18, 2022)
