{"value":{"id":1758060,"askingMemberId":5221,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2025-01-22T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2025-01-24T00:00:00","uin":"25905","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the UK's carbon footprint including emissions from imported goods is since 2010.","answeringBodyId":13,"answeringBodyName":"Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4645,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2025-01-28T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>Information about the Carbon footprint for the UK is published here : <a href=\"https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Fuks-carbon-footprint%2Fcarbon-footprint-for-the-uk-and-england-to-2019&amp;data=05%7C02%7CAdele.Storr%40defra.gov.uk%7C8a570c5ecca044ac097b08dd1b646514%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638696840175519661%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=7pFsNJEtOehps0RoJqTxX%2Bf17sJRouoDZMW3JdsC7EM%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\">Carbon footprint for the UK and England to 2021 - GOV.UK</a></p><p> </p><p>Data are available up to 2021.</p><p> </p><p>The total carbon footprint now includes the seven main Greenhouse Gases comprising: CO<sub>2</sub>, Methane (CH<sub>4</sub>), Nitrous oxide (N<sub>2</sub>O), Hydro-flourocarbons (HFC), Perflurocarbons (PFC), Nitrogen trifluoride (NF<sub>3</sub>) and Sulphur hexafluoride (SF<sub>6</sub>).</p><p> </p><p>We do not hold information on total UK emissions but can provide those associated with consumption. UK consumption emission figures, including those from imported goods, are provided in the table below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1:</strong> Greenhouse gas emissions associated with UK consumption, million tonnes CO2 equivalent, UK, 2010-2021</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>GHG from UK produced goods and services consumed by UK residents</p></td><td><p>GHG embedded in imported goods and services to UK</p></td><td><p>UK Households heating emissions arising from the use of fossil fuels</p></td><td><p>UK Transport emissions generated directly by UK households</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>310</p></td><td><p>336</p></td><td><p>91</p></td><td><p>66</p></td><td><p>804</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>292</p></td><td><p>347</p></td><td><p>74</p></td><td><p>66</p></td><td><p>778</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>305</p></td><td><p>360</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>66</p></td><td><p>811</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>295</p></td><td><p>358</p></td><td><p>82</p></td><td><p>67</p></td><td><p>801</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>283</p></td><td><p>366</p></td><td><p>69</p></td><td><p>67</p></td><td><p>784</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>275</p></td><td><p>362</p></td><td><p>72</p></td><td><p>68</p></td><td><p>777</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>236</p></td><td><p>320</p></td><td><p>73</p></td><td><p>69</p></td><td><p>698</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>211</p></td><td><p>321</p></td><td><p>71</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>673</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>213</p></td><td><p>342</p></td><td><p>74</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>699</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>208</p></td><td><p>336</p></td><td><p>71</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>685</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>176</p></td><td><p>311</p></td><td><p>71</p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p>613</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>189</p></td><td><p>381</p></td><td><p>76</p></td><td><p>59</p></td><td><p>705</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Carbon Emissions","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1758060","method":"GET"}]}