The manufacture of basic iron and steel in the United Kingdom (UK) produced the equivalent of approximately 10.9 million metric tons of carbon dioxide in 2021. This figure represents a decrease of more than 50 percent compared to the levels of emissions resulting from iron and steel manufacturing in 1990.
Greenhouse gas emissions from the manufacture of basic iron and steel in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2021 (in 1,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (June 5, 2023). Greenhouse gas emissions from the manufacture of basic iron and steel in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2021 (in 1,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/485466/greenhouse-gas-emissions-from-the-manufacture-of-basic-iron-and-steel-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Greenhouse gas emissions from the manufacture of basic iron and steel in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2021 (in 1,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. June 5, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/485466/greenhouse-gas-emissions-from-the-manufacture-of-basic-iron-and-steel-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2023). Greenhouse gas emissions from the manufacture of basic iron and steel in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2021 (in 1,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/485466/greenhouse-gas-emissions-from-the-manufacture-of-basic-iron-and-steel-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Greenhouse Gas Emissions from The Manufacture of Basic Iron and Steel in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 1990 to 2021 (in 1,000 Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/485466/greenhouse-gas-emissions-from-the-manufacture-of-basic-iron-and-steel-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Greenhouse gas emissions from the manufacture of basic iron and steel in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2021 (in 1,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/485466/greenhouse-gas-emissions-from-the-manufacture-of-basic-iron-and-steel-uk/ (last visited April 19, 2024)
Greenhouse gas emissions from the manufacture of basic iron and steel in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2021 (in 1,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), June 5, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/485466/greenhouse-gas-emissions-from-the-manufacture-of-basic-iron-and-steel-uk/