Light duty vehicle emissions in the United Kingdom totaled 18.6 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO₂e) in 2022 – the same figure reported one year earlier. Since 1990, emissions from light duty vehicles have been on a mostly upward trend and are now the third-largest contributor to transportation emissions in the UK, only behind heavy goods vehicles and passenger cars.
Greenhouse gas emissions from light duty vehicles in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2022
(in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
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Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). (February 6, 2024). Greenhouse gas emissions from light duty vehicles in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/509069/greenhouse-gas-emissions-passenger-cars-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
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Greenhouse gas emissions from light duty vehicles in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph], Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK), February 6, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/509069/greenhouse-gas-emissions-passenger-cars-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
