Passenger cars in the United Kingdom emitted **** million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCOâ‚‚e) in 2023, accounting for more than ** percent of UK transportation emissions that year. The outbreak of COVID-19 and the resulting lockdowns and restrictions caused passenger car emissions to plummet ** percent in 2020, but emissions rebounded in 2021 and onward as the post-COVID recovery began. Despite this increase, passenger car emissions were still well below pre-pandemic levels.
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Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). (February 6, 2025). Greenhouse gas emissions from passenger cars in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2023 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 06, 2026, from /statistics/509066/greenhouse-gas-emissionspassenger-cars-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
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