Greenhouse gas emissions intensity of electricity production in the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2021
(in metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent per year)
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The emission intensity of electricity supply in the United Kingdom amounted to ** metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent in 2021. The volume of carbon dioxide emissions from electricity production in this country decreased steadily between 2012 and 2020, dropping from *** to ** metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent in less than 10 years.
This decline was due to the increasing share of low-carbon energy sources in the .
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Climate Change Committee. (March 6, 2023). Greenhouse gas emissions intensity of electricity production in the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2021 (in metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent per year) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 04, 2026, from /statistics/1372182/greenhouse-gas-emissions-from-electricity-production-united-kingdom/
Climate Change Committee. "Greenhouse gas emissions intensity of electricity production in the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2021 (in metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent per year)." Chart. March 6, 2023. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 04, 2026. /statistics/1372182/greenhouse-gas-emissions-from-electricity-production-united-kingdom/
Climate Change Committee. (2023). Greenhouse gas emissions intensity of electricity production in the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2021 (in metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent per year). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 04, 2026. /statistics/1372182/greenhouse-gas-emissions-from-electricity-production-united-kingdom/
Climate Change Committee. "Greenhouse Gas Emissions Intensity of Electricity Production in The United Kingdom from 2010 to 2021 (in Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent per Year)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 6 Mar 2023, /statistics/1372182/greenhouse-gas-emissions-from-electricity-production-united-kingdom/
Climate Change Committee, Greenhouse gas emissions intensity of electricity production in the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2021 (in metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent per year) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1372182/greenhouse-gas-emissions-from-electricity-production-united-kingdom/ (last visited August 04, 2026)
Greenhouse gas emissions intensity of electricity production in the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2021 (in metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent per year) [Graph], Climate Change Committee, March 6, 2023. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1372182/greenhouse-gas-emissions-from-electricity-production-united-kingdom/
