Under the current policies and actions, and in an optimistic scenario, GHG emissions in the UK were forecast to fall to 288 MtCO₂e by 2034. This decrease is considered to be insufficient if the target of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius is to be achieved. In a scenario compatible with the 1.5 degrees Celsius target, UK emissions would need to reach 181 MtCO₂e by 2034.
GHG emissions in the United Kingdom in 2021 and 2022, and projections from 2023 to 2034, by scenario (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
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Climate Action Tracker. (September 30, 2023). GHG emissions in the United Kingdom in 2021 and 2022, and projections from 2023 to 2034, by scenario (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 28, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1425199/ghg-emissions-projections-uk-by-scenario/
Climate Action Tracker. "GHG emissions in the United Kingdom in 2021 and 2022, and projections from 2023 to 2034, by scenario (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. September 30, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1425199/ghg-emissions-projections-uk-by-scenario/
Climate Action Tracker. (2023). GHG emissions in the United Kingdom in 2021 and 2022, and projections from 2023 to 2034, by scenario (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1425199/ghg-emissions-projections-uk-by-scenario/
Climate Action Tracker. "Ghg Emissions in The United Kingdom in 2021 and 2022, and Projections from 2023 to 2034, by Scenario (in Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1425199/ghg-emissions-projections-uk-by-scenario/
Climate Action Tracker, GHG emissions in the United Kingdom in 2021 and 2022, and projections from 2023 to 2034, by scenario (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1425199/ghg-emissions-projections-uk-by-scenario/ (last visited April 28, 2024)
GHG emissions in the United Kingdom in 2021 and 2022, and projections from 2023 to 2034, by scenario (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph], Climate Action Tracker, September 30, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1425199/ghg-emissions-projections-uk-by-scenario/