Greenhouse emissions from UK domestic transport sector rising

Government publishes final figures for 2022

Emissions from the UK’s domestic transport sector rose 1.6% in 2022, figures published by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero reveal.

Despite rises in some sectors as the UK continued to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, 2022 saw a fall in greenhouse gas emissions in the UK, largely due to a reduction in fuel use to heat buildings.

2022 UK Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Final Figures reveals net territorial greenhouse gas emissions in the UK were estimated to be 406.2 million...