The outbreak of COVID-19 and the resulting restrictions on travel caused UK civil aviation emissions to plummet 60 percent in 2020 to 0.6 MtCO2e. While emissions rebounded in 2021 they were still well below pre-pandemic levels.
Greenhouse gas emissions attributable to civil aviation in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2021 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
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GOV.UK, & UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, & Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). (March 30, 2023). Greenhouse gas emissions attributable to civil aviation in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2021 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 04, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/509061/greenhouse-gas-emissions-civil-aviation-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
GOV.UK, und UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, und Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). "Greenhouse gas emissions attributable to civil aviation in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2021 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. March 30, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/509061/greenhouse-gas-emissions-civil-aviation-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
GOV.UK, UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). (2023). Greenhouse gas emissions attributable to civil aviation in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2021 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/509061/greenhouse-gas-emissions-civil-aviation-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
GOV.UK, and UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, and Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). "Greenhouse Gas Emissions Attributable to Civil Aviation in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2009 to 2021 (in Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/509061/greenhouse-gas-emissions-civil-aviation-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
GOV.UK & UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy & Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK), Greenhouse gas emissions attributable to civil aviation in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2021 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/509061/greenhouse-gas-emissions-civil-aviation-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited December 04, 2023)
Greenhouse gas emissions attributable to civil aviation in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2021 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph], GOV.UK, & UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, & Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK), March 30, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/509061/greenhouse-gas-emissions-civil-aviation-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/