The United Kingdom's business sector emitted 66 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO₂e) in 2022. This accounted for just over a quarter of total UK GHG emissions that year. UK business sector emissions have fallen by more than 40 percent since 1990.
Greenhouse gas emissions from the business sector in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2022
(in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
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GOV.UK. (February 6, 2024). Greenhouse gas emissions from the business sector in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/418144/uk-business-sector-emissions/
GOV.UK. "Greenhouse gas emissions from the business sector in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. February 6, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/418144/uk-business-sector-emissions/
GOV.UK. (2024). Greenhouse gas emissions from the business sector in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/418144/uk-business-sector-emissions/
GOV.UK. "Greenhouse Gas Emissions from The Business Sector in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 1990 to 2022 (in Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/418144/uk-business-sector-emissions/
GOV.UK, Greenhouse gas emissions from the business sector in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/418144/uk-business-sector-emissions/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Greenhouse gas emissions from the business sector in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph], GOV.UK, February 6, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/418144/uk-business-sector-emissions/
