National Highways: Carbon Emissions

Asked by Nick TimothyConservativeDepartment for TransportTabled 21 February 2025Answered 3 March 2025UIN 32681

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 6 February 2025 to Question 27405 on Highways England: Carbon Emissions, what the carbon emissions were by (a) source and (b) activity in each year since 2014.

Answered by Lilian Greenwood

Below is a breakdown of National Highways’ (NH) Carbon Emissions, covering the period 2021/22 to 2023/24.

Carbon emissions prior to this were not reported to this level and are not available.

Year

Breakdown by activity/source

2021-22

Activity/emission source	tCO2e
Electricity (kWh used)	39,797
Building heating (kWh used)	4,584
Fleet (miles travelled)	4,159
Business travel (miles travelled)	1,848
Total	50,388

2022-23

Activity/emission source	tCO2e
Electricity (kWh used)	35,165
Building heating (kWh used)	4,770
Fleet (miles travelled)	2,887
Business travel (miles travelled)	1,987
Total	44,809

2023-24

Activity/emission source	tCO2e
Electricity (kWh used)	35,840
Building heating (kWh used)	5,029
Fleet (miles travelled)	2,212
Business travel (miles travelled)	2,185
Total	45,266

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