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Green House Gas Emissions
The following graph shows the annual Green House Gas footprint of County Durham from the baseline year of 2005, including the most recent data sets up to 2023. These figures are provided by the Government’s department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy, BEIS. The amounts given are in kilo-tonnes of carbon dioxide, ktCO2. The figures for 2023 show a 46.8% reduction from 2005 figures. The data is further broken down into the constituent components of these emissions or carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide and methane.
Durham County Council Emissions
The following graph shows the annual carbon footprint of Durham County Council from the baseline year of 2008/09 to the most recent year, 2023/24. These years run from April to March, in line with our financial year. The figures are calculated by the council’s Low Carbon Economy Team using actual invoice data, consumption records, and other information such as business mileage claims. The amounts are shown in tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent, tCO2e. In 2023/24 a reduction of 64% from 2008/09 levels was achieved.
Useful Links
- County Durham Environment Partnership
- Tackling our carbon footprint (Durham County Council website)
- Local Authority Carbon Dioxide Emissions (data.gov.uk)