UK NON-METHANE VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND (NMVOC) EMISSIONS UK non-methane volatile organic compound (NMVOC) emissions
ktCO ₂ e
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The significant decrease of 51.4% in non-methane volatile organic compound emissions over the past 20 years is primarily attributed to the reductions from transport and fugitive emissions, however, emissions derived from industrial processes remain the highest at 452 MtCO 2 e and forming 58% of the total.
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2006
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2021
Agriculture Transport
Manufacturing Industries and Construction
Data or narrative to be updated
Fugitive Emissions
Industrial Processes
Source: DEFRA Petroleum NMVOC emissions
PETROLEUM NMVOC EMISSIONS
ktCO ₂ e
2020 saw an accelerated decline of 22% yoy in petroleum NMVOC emissions for both distribution and refineries compared to the decline in 2019 of 12% yoy.
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0 10
2000
2005
2010
2015
2020
Distribution
Refineries
Source: Fuels Industry UK
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Fuels Statistics 2023
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