UK Carbon Emissions 2017

Following on from the arguments over trees in Furness Road, I thought it a good idea to quantify from figures around UK carbon emissions.  According to the ONS, the UK greenhouse gas emissions for 2017 are 460 MtCO2e, and carbon dioxide emissions are 373 MtCO2e.

The emissions are divided into:

2017 UK Greenhouse Gas Emissions                                     As %

Transport                                                                                     27%

Generation                                                                                  24%

Business                                                                                       17%

Domestic                                                                                      15%

Agriculture                                                                                   10%

Waste Management                                                                    4%

Other                                                                                               3%

Total                                                                                             100%

  
Making serious reductions in UK emissions quickly therefore means tackling the transport and generation aspects first.  Reducing the amounts being pumped into the atmosphere reduces the need for carbon capture later on, and it is worth considering that carbon capture technologies are still in their infancy.