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PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
(12 December 2024)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate his Department has made of UK carbon emissions by consumption in each year since 2010.

Asked by:
Nick Timothy (Conservative)

Answer

Information about the Carbon footprint for the UK is published here : Carbon footprint for the UK and England to 2021 - GOV.UK

Data are available up to 2021.

The total carbon footprint now includes the seven main Greenhouse Gases comprising: CO2, Methane (CH4), Nitrous oxide (N2O), Hydro-flourocarbons (HFC), Perflurocarbons (PFC), Nitrogen trifluoride (NF3) and Sulphur hexafluoride (SF6).

Figures up to 2021 for the UK can be found in the table below.

Table 1: Greenhouse gas emissions associated with UK consumption, million tonnes CO2 equivalent, UK, 2010-2021

Year

GHG from UK produced goods and services consumed by UK residents

GHG embedded in imported goods and services to UK

UK Households heating emissions arising from the use of fossil fuels

UK Transport emissions generated directly by UK households

2010

310

336

91

66

2011

292

347

74

66

2012

305

360

80

66

2013

295

358

82

67

2014

283

366

69

67

2015

275

362

72

68

2016

236

320

73

69

2017

211

321

71

70

2018

213

342

74

70

2019

208

336

71

70

2020

176

311

71

54

2021

189

381

76

59


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