The bar chart shows the tons of carbon emissions from three fossil fuels, as well as gas, oil and coal in the United Kingdom from 1990 to 2010.
It is clear that, while the level of carbon emissions from three types of fossil fuel especially oil and coal in United Kingdom increased noticeably. Moreover, gas stood out among the other fossil fuels with consistently lower figures in 1990, despite an increase in the final years.
Starting at 215 million tons in 1990, the amount of carbon emissions from gas increased significantly to 270 million tons in 1995, while the level of carbon emission which was from oil decreased slightly between 1990 and 1995 from 270 to 240 respectively. The quantity of carbon emission from coal started at 310 million tons in 1990 but this followed by a slight drop to 280 million tons in 1995. After a noticeable decline to 240 million tons in 1995, the level of carbon emission from oil increased to 260 million tons in 2000, whereas that for gas rose to 300 million tons in 2000. The quantity of carbon emission from coal increased marginally in 2000, reaching 250 million tons.
Despite significant increase from 240 to 260 million tons in 2000, the amount of carbon emission from oil dropped significantly to 240 million tons in 2005. The level of carbon emission from gas rose gradually to 310 million tons in 2005 and reaching its high level with rising to 330 million tons in 2010. The quantity of carbon emission from coal decreased to 230 million tons in 2005 and this followed by a considerable drop to 190 million tons. After a noticeable decline to 240 million tons in 2005, the amount of carbon emission from oil dropped to 210 million tons.
