This statistic shows the amount of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions attributable to buses, coaches, trams and similar public urban transport in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017. It shows that emissions decreased overall, going from 5.8 million metric tons in 1990 to 4.2 million metric tons of CO2e in 2017.
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from public transport* in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017
(in 1,000 metric tons of CO2 equivalent)
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* This includes buses, coaches, trams and similar public urban transport not elswhere classified.
According to the source, greenhouse gas emissions include carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, hydro-fluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons and sulphur hexafluoride.
Sector classification is based on the NACE code, which is the industry standard classification system for economic activities in the European Community.
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (June 5, 2019). Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from public transport* in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons of CO2 equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/485863/greenhouse-gas-emission-from-public-transportationt-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from public transport* in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons of CO2 equivalent)." Chart. June 5, 2019. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/485863/greenhouse-gas-emission-from-public-transportationt-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2019). Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from public transport* in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons of CO2 equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/485863/greenhouse-gas-emission-from-public-transportationt-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Greenhouse Gas (Ghg) Emissions from Public Transport* in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 Metric Tons of Co2 Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Jun 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/485863/greenhouse-gas-emission-from-public-transportationt-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from public transport* in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons of CO2 equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/485863/greenhouse-gas-emission-from-public-transportationt-uk/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from public transport* in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons of CO2 equivalent) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), June 5, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/485863/greenhouse-gas-emission-from-public-transportationt-uk/