carbon dioxide emissions in the UK drop by nearly 50 percent compared to 1990 levels. This trend is expected to continue in the coming decades, with projections showing that total greenhouse gas emissions will reduce by a further 17 percent by 2040 to 265 million metric tons of CO2.
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 2020 to 2040 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide)
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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 carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2020 to 2040 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 02, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/494827/co2-emissions-projection-united-kingdom-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, und GOV.UK. "Projected carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2020 to 2040 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide)." Chart. December 7, 2021. Statista. Accessed February 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/494827/co2-emissions-projection-united-kingdom-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, GOV.UK. (2021). Projected carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2020 to 2040 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/494827/co2-emissions-projection-united-kingdom-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, and GOV.UK. "Projected Carbon Dioxide (Co2) Emissions in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2020 to 2040 (in Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/494827/co2-emissions-projection-united-kingdom-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy & GOV.UK, Projected carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2020 to 2040 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/494827/co2-emissions-projection-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited February 02, 2023)
Projected carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2020 to 2040 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide) [Graph], UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, & GOV.UK, December 7, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/494827/co2-emissions-projection-united-kingdom-uk/