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)
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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 May 11, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/494756/co2-emissions-projection-from-power-stations-uk/
GOV.UK. "Projected carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from power stations in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2022 to 2040 (in million metric tons)." Chart. October 26, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/494756/co2-emissions-projection-from-power-stations-uk/
GOV.UK. (2023). Projected carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from power stations in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2022 to 2040 (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/494756/co2-emissions-projection-from-power-stations-uk/
GOV.UK. "Projected Carbon Dioxide (Co₂) Emissions from Power Stations in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2022 to 2040 (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/494756/co2-emissions-projection-from-power-stations-uk/
GOV.UK, Projected carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from power stations in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2022 to 2040 (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/494756/co2-emissions-projection-from-power-stations-uk/ (last visited May 11, 2024)
Projected carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from power stations in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2022 to 2040 (in million metric tons) [Graph], GOV.UK, October 26, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/494756/co2-emissions-projection-from-power-stations-uk/