Greenhouse gas emissions in the United Kingdom are projected to decline in the coming decades across several sectors. Under the reference scenario, domestic transportation emissions are projected to drop by more than half compared to 2023 levels by 2050, while power emissions would drop by about 20 percent during this period.
Projected greenhouse gas emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2023 to 2050, by sector
(in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
Reference scenario: Based on central estimates of economic growth, fossil fuel prices, electricity generation costs, UK population and other key variables regularly updated. Contains all agreed policies where decisions on policy design are sufficiently advanced to allow robust estimates of impact (i.e. including “planned” policies). 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. (December 17, 2024). Projected greenhouse gas emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2023 to 2050, by sector (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 20, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1227517/greenhouse-gas-emissions-projection-uk/
GOV.UK. "Projected greenhouse gas emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2023 to 2050, by sector (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. December 17, 2024. Statista. Accessed April 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1227517/greenhouse-gas-emissions-projection-uk/
GOV.UK. (2024). Projected greenhouse gas emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2023 to 2050, by sector (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1227517/greenhouse-gas-emissions-projection-uk/
GOV.UK. "Projected Greenhouse Gas Emissions in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2023 to 2050, by Sector (in Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Dec 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1227517/greenhouse-gas-emissions-projection-uk/
GOV.UK, Projected greenhouse gas emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2023 to 2050, by sector (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1227517/greenhouse-gas-emissions-projection-uk/ (last visited April 20, 2025)
Projected greenhouse gas emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2023 to 2050, by sector (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph], GOV.UK, December 17, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1227517/greenhouse-gas-emissions-projection-uk/
