Carbon dioxide is the primary greenhouse gas emitted by the energy supply sector.
Greenhouse gas emissions from energy supply in the United Kingdom totaled nearly 55 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent in 2022. This was a reduction of more than 70 percent when compared to levels recorded in 1990. Greenhouse gas emissions from the energy supply sector 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 the energy supply sector in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/418135/uk-energy-supply-sector-emissions/
Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). "Greenhouse gas emissions from the energy supply sector in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. February 6, 2024. Statista. Accessed April 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/418135/uk-energy-supply-sector-emissions/
Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). (2024). Greenhouse gas emissions from the energy supply sector in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/418135/uk-energy-supply-sector-emissions/
Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). "Greenhouse Gas Emissions from The Energy Supply Sector in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 1990 to 2022 (in Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/418135/uk-energy-supply-sector-emissions/
Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK), Greenhouse gas emissions from the energy supply sector in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/418135/uk-energy-supply-sector-emissions/ (last visited April 23, 2024)
Greenhouse gas emissions from the energy supply sector 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/418135/uk-energy-supply-sector-emissions/