Business sector carbon dioxide emissions in the United Kingdom amounted to 64.6 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO₂e) in 2021. Over the past three decades, emissions from this sector have decreased by more than 40 percent, having totaled 110 MtCO₂e in 1990. The sharpest drop occurred from 2008 to 2009, when emissions fell by 14 percent due to the global recession.
Carbon dioxide emissions from the business sector in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2021
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Emissions in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent
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GOV.UK. (July 2, 2023). Carbon dioxide emissions from the business sector in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2021 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/327069/co2-emissions-in-the-business-sector-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
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Carbon dioxide emissions from the business sector in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2021 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph], GOV.UK, July 2, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/327069/co2-emissions-in-the-business-sector-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
