This page includes a dashboard of Greenhouse gas emission estimates in Surrey.
The greenhouse gases included in this release are:
- Carbon Dioxide (CO₂): Is colourless, odourless gas produced by burning carbon and organic compounds and by respiration. It is naturally present in air (about 0.03 per cent) and is absorbed by plants in photosynthesis.
- Methane (CH₄): A colourless, odourless flammable gas which is the main constituent of natural gas. It is the simplest member of the alkane series of hydrocarbons.
- Nitrous Oxide (N₂O): a colourless gas with a sweetish odour, prepared by heating ammonium nitrate. It produces exhilaration or anaesthesia when inhaled and is used (mixed with oxygen) as an anaesthetic and as an aerosol propellant.
Highlights:
- Overall greenhouse gas emissions decreased in Surrey between 2005 and 2020. However, a small increase has been recorded in 2021.
- In 2021, Surrey emissions made up for 13.5% of all emissions in the South East region.
- Guildford makes up the largest proportion of greenhouse emissions in Surrey with 12.5%, followed by Reigate and Banstead with 12/3%.
- Surrey has a total of Carbon dioxide emissions of 5,406 kt CO₂e. This represents 92% of total emissions in Surrey. The Local Authorities with the largest proportion of CO₂ emissions in 2021 were Guildford with 677.8 kt CO₂e, followed by Reigate and Banstead with 646.3 kt CO₂e.
- The largest contributing industry to Carbon Dioxide emissions in Surrey was Transport with 2,555 kt CO₂e. Within this category the largest proportion of emissions come from Motorways at 970 kt CO₂e.
- In terms of Methane, Surrey had a total methane emission of 363 kt CO₂e. The largest proportion of emissions in Surrey took place in Reigate & Banstead with 64 kt CO₂e, followed by Guildford with 43 kt CO₂e.
- The largest contributing industry to Methane emissions was Agriculture with 82 kt CO₂e. The great majority of emissions came from Livestock with 81 kt CO₂e.
- Nitrous Oxide figures show that there were 105 kt CO₂e in Surrey. The largest proportion of this gas was found in Mole Valey with 15 kt CO₂e, followed by Guildford with 14 kt CO₂e.
- The largest contributing industry to Nitrous Oxide emissions was Agriculture with 39 kt CO₂e. The emissions in this category were split between Soil (20 kt CO₂e) and Livestock (18 kt CO₂e).
The dashboard below explores greenhouse emissions for each Local Authority in Surrey. The dashboard is also available on Tableau Public.
About the data
These statistics provide the most reliable and consistent breakdown of greenhouse gas emissions across the country, using nationally available data sets dating back to 2005.
The main data sources are the UK National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory and the BEIS National Statistics of energy consumption for local authority areas. All emissions included in the national inventory are covered, except aviation, shipping and military transport, for which there is no obvious basis for allocation to local areas.
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