Projections show that over the next two decades, carbon dioxide emissions from UK power stations will drop to 15 million metric tons of CO₂ by 2040. This would be a reduction of more than 70 percent when compared to 2022 emissions.
Projected carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from power stations in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2022 to 2040
(in million metric tons)
Net Zero Strategy baseline scenario based on emissions estimates from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) Assessment Report 5 without feedback global warming potentials
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GOV.UK. (October 26, 2023). Projected carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from power stations in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2022 to 2040 (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/494756/co2-emissions-projection-from-power-stations-uk/
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