The outbreak of COVID-19 and the resulting restrictions on travel caused civil aviation emissions in the United Kingdom to plummet nearly ** percent in 2020 to *** MtCO₂e. While emissions rebounded in 2021 and onward, figures were still well below pre-pandemic levels. Civil aviation accounted for less than *** percent of the total transportation emissions in the United Kingdom in 2023.
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