SSE's Peterhead gas power station was Scotland's worst climate polluter in 2022, emitting 1.35 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (MtCO₂). Scotland's 20 highest-emitting sites in 2022 varied greatly, from power stations and oil and gas sites, to paper mills and even a whiskey distillery.
Carbon dioxide emissions of the most polluting sites in Scotland in 2022
(in metric tons)
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Scottish Environment Protection Agency. (September 1, 2023). Carbon dioxide emissions of the most polluting sites in Scotland in 2022 (in metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1449980/biggest-carbon-dioxide-emitters-in-scotland/
Scottish Environment Protection Agency. "Carbon dioxide emissions of the most polluting sites in Scotland in 2022 (in metric tons)." Chart. September 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed October 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1449980/biggest-carbon-dioxide-emitters-in-scotland/
Scottish Environment Protection Agency. (2023). Carbon dioxide emissions of the most polluting sites in Scotland in 2022 (in metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1449980/biggest-carbon-dioxide-emitters-in-scotland/
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Carbon dioxide emissions of the most polluting sites in Scotland in 2022 (in metric tons) [Graph], Scottish Environment Protection Agency, September 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1449980/biggest-carbon-dioxide-emitters-in-scotland/
