Fuels Statistics 2023

UK carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions

UK CARBON DIOXIDE (CO 2 ) EMISSIONS

MtCO ₂ e

200 300 400 500 600

CO 2 emissions increased by 6.59% to 340 MtCO 2 e in 2021 following an 11% drop in emissions to 319 MtCO 2 e in 2020 due to the pandemic.

0 100

2006 Refinery CO2 emissions 2011 2016 Energy Transport Business Residential Other

2001

2021

Narrative to be reviewed

Source: DESNZ

REFINERY CO 2 EMISSIONS

MtCO ₂ e

10 12

Following a significant decrease in refinery CO 2 emission of 12.9% and 2.84% in 2020 and 2021 respectively, the recovery from Covid had seen an 11.36% increase in 2022, much of this increase attributed to large combustion plants.

0 2 4 6 8

2002

2007

2012

2017

2022

Large Combustion Plants

Process Units

Source: Fuels Industry UK, NAEI

54

Fuels Statistics 2023

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