Passenger cars were responsible for more than half of the transportation emissions in the United Kingdom in 2022. Heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) were the second-largest contributors to transportation emissions that year, followed by light duty vehicles (LDVs). The transportation sector is the main source of greenhouse gas emissions in the United Kingdom.
Distribution of greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022, by source
Waterborne transport includes coastal shipping, fishing vessels, military shipping, and other shipping. Aviation includes civil aviation and military aviation. Other includes aircraft support vehicles, mobile air-conditioning and transport refrigeration F-gases, lubricant use in engines, urea use in transport, refrigerated transport machinery and seaport machinery.
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