diff --git a/changelog.d/580.md b/changelog.d/580.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6270c9cd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/580.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+- Replace the carbon intensity chart in the carbon tax doc with a horizontal bar ranking categories, with the axis relabelled to tonnes CO2 per £1,000 (the previous chart had a nonsensical "pence/tonne" tick suffix).
diff --git a/docs/book/programs/contrib/ubi-center/carbon-tax.ipynb b/docs/book/programs/contrib/ubi-center/carbon-tax.ipynb
index d627d7a95..4f6912bdd 100644
--- a/docs/book/programs/contrib/ubi-center/carbon-tax.ipynb
+++ b/docs/book/programs/contrib/ubi-center/carbon-tax.ipynb
@@ -61,6 +61,12 @@
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@@ -74,8 +80,7 @@
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        "data": [
         {
-         "alignmentgroup": "True",
-         "hovertemplate": "Category=%{x}<br>Intensity*100=%{y}<extra></extra>",
+         "hovertemplate": "Tonnes CO2 per £1,000=%{x}<br>Category=%{y}<extra></extra>",
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          "marker": {
           "color": "#636efa",
@@ -84,39 +89,28 @@
           }
          },
          "name": "",
-         "offsetgroup": "",
-         "orientation": "v",
+         "orientation": "h",
          "showlegend": false,
          "textposition": "auto",
          "type": "bar",
-         "x": [
-          "Housing, water and electricity",
-          "Transport",
-          "Food",
-          "Health",
-          "Communication",
-          "Restaurants and hotels",
-          "Clothing and footwear",
-          "Education",
-          "Household furnishings",
-          "Miscellaneous",
-          "Recreation",
-          "Alcohol and tobacco"
-         ],
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+          "dtype": "f8"
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          "xaxis": "x",
          "y": [
-          0.12,
-          0.107,
-          0.0689,
-          0.0656,
-          0.0404,
-          0.031100000000000003,
-          0.0262,
-          0.0241,
-          0.0212,
-          0.0203,
-          0.0185,
-          0.0077
+          "Alcohol and tobacco",
+          "Recreation",
+          "Miscellaneous",
+          "Household furnishings",
+          "Education",
+          "Clothing and footwear",
+          "Restaurants and hotels",
+          "Communication",
+          "Health",
+          "Food",
+          "Transport",
+          "Housing, water and electricity"
          ],
          "yaxis": "y"
         }
@@ -206,7 +200,7 @@
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@@ -242,7 +236,7 @@
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@@ -266,7 +260,7 @@
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@@ -302,64 +296,13 @@
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@@ -380,7 +323,7 @@
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@@ -416,7 +359,7 @@
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@@ -431,7 +374,7 @@
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@@ -467,7 +410,7 @@
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@@ -502,11 +445,10 @@
           ],
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-              "outlinewidth": 0,
-              "ticks": ""
-             }
+            "fillpattern": {
+             "fillmode": "overlay",
+             "size": 10,
+             "solidity": 0.2
             },
             "type": "scatter"
            }
@@ -561,6 +503,17 @@
             "type": "scattergl"
            }
           ],
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+             "colorbar": {
+              "outlinewidth": 0,
+              "ticks": ""
+             }
+            },
+            "type": "scattermap"
+           }
+          ],
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@@ -613,7 +566,7 @@
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@@ -740,7 +693,7 @@
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@@ -948,29 +901,26 @@
          }
         },
         "title": {
-         "text": "Tonnes of CO2 per pound by category"
+         "text": "Carbon intensity by consumption category"
         },
         "width": 800,
         "xaxis": {
          "anchor": "y",
          "domain": [
-          0,
-          1
+          0.0,
+          1.0
          ],
          "title": {
-          "text": "Category"
+          "text": "Tonnes CO2 per £1,000"
          }
         },
         "yaxis": {
          "anchor": "x",
          "domain": [
-          0,
-          1
+          0.0,
+          1.0
          ],
-         "ticksuffix": " pence/tonne",
-         "title": {
-          "text": "Intensity*100"
-         }
+         "title": {}
         }
        }
       }
@@ -1016,18 +966,19 @@
     "    }\n",
     ")\n",
     "\n",
-    "df[\"Intensity*100\"] = df.Intensity * 100\n",
+    "df[\"Tonnes CO2 per £1,000\"] = df.Intensity * 1000\n",
     "\n",
     "px.bar(\n",
-    "    df.sort_values(\"Intensity\", ascending=False),\n",
-    "    x=\"Category\",\n",
-    "    y=\"Intensity*100\",\n",
+    "    df.sort_values(\"Tonnes CO2 per £1,000\", ascending=True),\n",
+    "    x=\"Tonnes CO2 per £1,000\",\n",
+    "    y=\"Category\",\n",
+    "    orientation=\"h\",\n",
     ").update_layout(\n",
-    "    title=\"Tonnes of CO2 per pound by category\",\n",
-    "    yaxis_ticksuffix=\" pence/tonne\",\n",
+    "    title=\"Carbon intensity by consumption category\",\n",
+    "    yaxis_title=None,\n",
     "    width=800,\n",
     "    height=600,\n",
-    ")"
+    ")\n"
    ]
   }
  ],
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