carbon dioxide emissions in the UK drop by more than 40 percent compared to 1990 levels. This trend is expected to continue in the coming decades, with projections showing that total carbon dioxide emissions will drop to 308 million metric tons by 2040.
In recent decades the United Kingdom has been shifting away from coal-fired power and transitioning to clean energy sources. This has seen Projected carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2022 to 2040 (in million metric tons)
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GOV.UK. (October 26, 2023). Projected carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2022 to 2040 (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 09, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/494827/co2-emissions-projection-united-kingdom-uk/
GOV.UK. "Projected carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2022 to 2040 (in million metric tons)." Chart. October 26, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 09, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/494827/co2-emissions-projection-united-kingdom-uk/
GOV.UK. (2023). Projected carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2022 to 2040 (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 09, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/494827/co2-emissions-projection-united-kingdom-uk/
GOV.UK. "Projected Carbon Dioxide (Co₂) Emissions in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2022 to 2040 (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/494827/co2-emissions-projection-united-kingdom-uk/
GOV.UK, Projected carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2022 to 2040 (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/494827/co2-emissions-projection-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited December 09, 2023)
Projected carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2022 to 2040 (in million metric tons) [Graph], GOV.UK, October 26, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/494827/co2-emissions-projection-united-kingdom-uk/