Carbon emissions from the power sector in Great Britain are projected to fall considerably in the coming decades. In 2020, the British power sector was responsible for 38.7 million metric tons of CO2 being released into the atmosphere. By 2050, this figure is expected to total 11.8 million metric tons.
Forecasted power sector emissions in Great Britain from 2020 to 2050
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Emissions in million metric tons of carbon dioxide
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Aurora Energy Research. (January 12, 2021). Forecasted power sector emissions in Great Britain from 2020 to 2050 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184265/power-sector-emissions-outlook-great-britain/
Aurora Energy Research. "Forecasted power sector emissions in Great Britain from 2020 to 2050 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide)." Chart. January 12, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184265/power-sector-emissions-outlook-great-britain/
Aurora Energy Research. (2021). Forecasted power sector emissions in Great Britain from 2020 to 2050 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184265/power-sector-emissions-outlook-great-britain/
Aurora Energy Research. "Forecasted Power Sector Emissions in Great Britain from 2020 to 2050 (in Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Jan 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184265/power-sector-emissions-outlook-great-britain/
Aurora Energy Research, Forecasted power sector emissions in Great Britain from 2020 to 2050 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184265/power-sector-emissions-outlook-great-britain/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Forecasted power sector emissions in Great Britain from 2020 to 2050 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide) [Graph], Aurora Energy Research, January 12, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184265/power-sector-emissions-outlook-great-britain/
