Light duty vehicle emissions in the United Kingdom totaled ** million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO₂e) in 2023 – a slight decrease compared to the previous year. Since 1990, emissions from light duty vehicles have been on a mostly upward trend and are now the third-largest contributor to transportation emissions in the UK, only behind heavy goods vehicles and passenger cars.
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Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). (February 6, 2025). Greenhouse gas emissions from light duty vehicles in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2023 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 07, 2026, from /statistics/509069/greenhouse-gas-emissions-passenger-cars-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
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