Carbon dioxide emissions from UK domestic transportation increased by roughly two percent in 2022, to 110.6 million metric tons (MtCO₂e). This increase is mostly attributable to emissions continuing to rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic, which caused transportation emissions to plummet by almost 20 percent in 2020. Since 1990, UK domestic transportation emissions have fallen by roughly 13 percent. By comparison, emissions from electricity generation have been reduced by more than 70 percent.
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Electricity supply
Fuel supply
Domestic transportation
Buildings and product uses
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Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). (February 6, 2024). Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2022, by sector (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299132/uk-carbon-dioxide-emissions-by-sector/
Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). "Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2022, by sector (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide)." Chart. February 6, 2024. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299132/uk-carbon-dioxide-emissions-by-sector/
Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). (2024). Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2022, by sector (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299132/uk-carbon-dioxide-emissions-by-sector/
Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). "Carbon Dioxide (Co₂) Emissions in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 1990 to 2022, by Sector (in Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide)." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299132/uk-carbon-dioxide-emissions-by-sector/
Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK), Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2022, by sector (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299132/uk-carbon-dioxide-emissions-by-sector/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2022, by sector (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide) [Graph], Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK), February 6, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299132/uk-carbon-dioxide-emissions-by-sector/