The United Kingdom government has outlined plans to decarbonize the transportation sector, which is the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the UK. Plans include ending the sale of new petrol and diesel cars and vans by 2030, and from 2035 all new cars and vans must be 100 percent zero emission at the tailpipe. This could save help 620 to 850 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent between 2020 and 2050. There are also plans to end the sale of all non-zero emissions heavy goods vehicles (HGVs), which could deliver from 200 to 220 MtCO₂e savings between 2020 and 2050.
Projected emissions savings from the Transport Decarbonization Plan in the United Kingdom from 2020 to 2050, by mode
(in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
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Department for Transport (UK). (July 14, 2021). Projected emissions savings from the Transport Decarbonization Plan in the United Kingdom from 2020 to 2050, by mode (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1378583/transport-decarbonization-plan-emission-savings-by-mode/
Department for Transport (UK). "Projected emissions savings from the Transport Decarbonization Plan in the United Kingdom from 2020 to 2050, by mode (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. July 14, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1378583/transport-decarbonization-plan-emission-savings-by-mode/
Department for Transport (UK). (2021). Projected emissions savings from the Transport Decarbonization Plan in the United Kingdom from 2020 to 2050, by mode (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1378583/transport-decarbonization-plan-emission-savings-by-mode/
Department for Transport (UK). "Projected Emissions Savings from The Transport Decarbonization Plan in The United Kingdom from 2020 to 2050, by Mode (in Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1378583/transport-decarbonization-plan-emission-savings-by-mode/
Department for Transport (UK), Projected emissions savings from the Transport Decarbonization Plan in the United Kingdom from 2020 to 2050, by mode (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1378583/transport-decarbonization-plan-emission-savings-by-mode/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Projected emissions savings from the Transport Decarbonization Plan in the United Kingdom from 2020 to 2050, by mode (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph], Department for Transport (UK), July 14, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1378583/transport-decarbonization-plan-emission-savings-by-mode/
