greenhouse gas emissions in the UK had dropped by nearly 50 percent compared to 1990 levels. This trend is expected to continue in the coming decades, with projections showing that greenhouse gas emissions will decrease further to 384 million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent by 2040.
In recent decades the United Kingdom has been shifting away from coal-fired power and transitioning to clean energy sources. By 2022, Projected greenhouse gas emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2022 to 2040 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
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