The UK’s greenhouse gas emissions jumped by 4.7 per cent in 2021 compared with the previous year, as covid-19 restrictions were relaxed and people travelled more.
UK greenhouse gas emissions saw their biggest annual jump in modern records last year, as covid-19 restrictions were lifted and pollution from traffic soared.
Emissions dropped dramatically in 2020, by 9.5 per cent to 405.5 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent , as limits were imposed on movement and energy demand slumped. However, figures published today by the UK’s Office for National Statistics show emissions bounced back in 2021 by 4.7 per cent to 424.5 MtCO2e. That is slightly slower growth than theThe increase is a blip in the UK’s long-term trend, which has seen emissions almost halve since 1990. In recent years, emissions have only increased twice: in 2010 after the financial crash, and in 2012.
accelerated. Transport now accounts for about a quarter of UK emissions, with the vast majority coming from road vehicles. While the UK was in lockdown for several months during 2021, restrictions on travel weren't as stringent as during the first covid-19 lockdown in 2020. Transport emissions increased by 10 per cent last year.revealed that 80 per cent of people in the UK support onshore wind power, while only 4 per cent oppose it.
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