🇬🇧 United Kingdom's Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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• Emissions: The United Kingdom emitted around 401 megatonnes CO₂e in 2024, around 0.7% of the global total.
• Per person: Emissions were around 5.8 tonnes per person per year in 2024, rated high on a scale where any level above zero adds warming.
• Trend: Emissions fell by around 16 megatonnes CO₂e a year, or 3.5% a year, over the ten years to 2024-slower than the 4% yearly global decline needed for Net Zero in 2050 and warming of around 1.7 °C.
• What drives it: CO₂ made up 79% of emissions, methane 11%, nitrous oxide 7% and F-gases 2.8%.
• Historic responsibility: Since 1851, the United Kingdom's emissions have produced around 93,200 megatonnes CO₂e of warming impact: 2.38% of the global total, or around 11.2 tonnes per person per year, rated extremely high.
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