Nuclear power production in the United Kingdom generated 116,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions in 2021. Nuclear power accounts for roughly 15 percent of the UK electricity supply, and is expected to play a key role in the UK achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050.
Carbon dioxide emissions from the production of nuclear power in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2021
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (June 5, 2023). Carbon dioxide emissions from the production of nuclear power in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2021 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/486018/co2-emissions-from-nuclear-electricity-production-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Carbon dioxide emissions from the production of nuclear power in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2021 (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. June 5, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/486018/co2-emissions-from-nuclear-electricity-production-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2023). Carbon dioxide emissions from the production of nuclear power in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2021 (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/486018/co2-emissions-from-nuclear-electricity-production-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Carbon Dioxide Emissions from The Production of Nuclear Power in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 1990 to 2021 (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/486018/co2-emissions-from-nuclear-electricity-production-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Carbon dioxide emissions from the production of nuclear power in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2021 (in 1,000 metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/486018/co2-emissions-from-nuclear-electricity-production-uk/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Carbon dioxide emissions from the production of nuclear power in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2021 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), June 5, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/486018/co2-emissions-from-nuclear-electricity-production-uk/