The United Kingdom's domestic shipping emissions amounted to 5.3 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO₂e) in 2022. This was the same figure recorded one year prior. Waterborne transport emissions have fallen considerably since 1990, and now account for roughly five percent of transportation emissions in the UK.
Greenhouse gas emissions from domestic shipping in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2022
(in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
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Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). (February 6, 2024). Greenhouse gas emissions from domestic shipping in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233728/greenhouse-gas-emissions-shipping-in-the-uk/
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Greenhouse gas emissions from domestic shipping in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph], Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK), February 6, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233728/greenhouse-gas-emissions-shipping-in-the-uk/
