Urban public transport in the United Kingdom produced around 3.3 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions in 2022. Emissions from public transportation have been mostly declining over the past three decades, having reached highs of more than six million metric tons of carbon dioxide in 1995. Public transport is seen as a key to decarbonizing the transportation sector. Private modes of transportation produce far more emissions, with passenger car emissions producing the equivalent of nearly 60 million metric tons of carbon dioxide in 2022.
Carbon dioxide emissions from urban public transport in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2022
(in 1,000 metric tons)
Figures represent emissions caused by UK residents and businesses whether in the United Kingdom or abroad, but exclude emissions within the United Kingdom which can be attributed to overseas residents and businesses.
Sector and industry 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, 2024). Carbon dioxide emissions from urban public transport in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/486063/co2-emission-from-public-transportationt-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Carbon dioxide emissions from urban public transport in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. June 5, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/486063/co2-emission-from-public-transportationt-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2024). Carbon dioxide emissions from urban public transport in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/486063/co2-emission-from-public-transportationt-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Urban Public Transport in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 1990 to 2022 (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/486063/co2-emission-from-public-transportationt-uk/
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Carbon dioxide emissions from urban public transport in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), June 5, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/486063/co2-emission-from-public-transportationt-uk/
