Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Question

BEIS publishes absolute GHG emissions estimates, on a territorial basis, annually. Our latest final version is here (to 2019) [1] and our latest provisional version is here (to 2020) [2].

BEIS does not publish anything directly related to emissions per PPP$ of GDP. There are other resources available online, including:

• ONS emissions by intensity [3] and associated intensity by industry [4], derived from residency based emissions statistics
• ONS UK Environmental accounts [5]
• ONS report on decoupling economic growth from carbon emissions [6]
• World Bank Indicators covering both GDP PPP$ and climate change [7]

Not all G20 countries publish emissions estimates annually, so it is not possible to provide a direct comparison between the UK and all members of the G20. However, the statistical release accompanying our annual statistics publication referenced earlier (here, [8]), does contain an "International Comparison" section, on page 24, which sets out where UK emissions sit relative to other G20 countries. Additionally, the UNFCCC website contains National Inventory GHG submissions from each country here. [9]

References

[1] 2019 UK greenhouse gas emissions: final figures - statistical release - https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/final-uk-greenhouse-gas-emissions-national-statistics

[2] 2020 UK greenhouse gas emissions: provisional figures - statistical release - https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/provisional-uk-greenhouse-gas-emissions-national-statistics

[3] Greenhouse gas emissions intensity, UK: 2018 provisional estimates

https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/environmentalaccounts/bulletins/greenhousegasintensityprovisionalestimatesuk/2018provisionalestimates

[4] Atmospheric emissions: greenhouse gas emissions intensity by industry

https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/environmentalaccounts/datasets/ukenvironmentalaccountsatmosphericemissionsgreenhousegasemissionsintensitybyeconomicsectorunitedkingdom

[5] UK Environmental Accounts: 2021

https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/environmentalaccounts/bulletins/ukenvironmentalaccounts/2021

[6] The decoupling of economic growth from carbon emissions: UK evidence

https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/nationalaccounts/uksectoraccounts/compendium/economicreview/october2019/thedecouplingofeconomicgrowthfromcarbonemissionsukevidence

[7] The World Bank Data Indicators

https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/

[8] 2019 UK greenhouse gas emissions: final figures - statistical release

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/957887/2019_Final_greenhouse_gas_emissions_statistical_release.pdf

[9] UNFCC National Inventory Submissions 2021

https://unfccc.int/ghg-inventories-annex-i-parties/2021