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Buses, trains and bicycle paths: Labour’s mission to decarbonise UK transport

Domestic transport in the UK emits 99 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO2e), with road travel accounting for 91% of these emissions, making it the largest emitting sector of greenhouse gas emissions.
Buses, trains and bicycle paths: Labour’s mission to decarbonise UK transport

Buses, trains and bicycle paths: Labour’s mission to decarbonise UK transport

Environment experts call for bold action as party attempts to revamp creaking infrastructure to hit net zero

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jul/16/buses-trains-bicycle-paths-labour-mission-decarbonise-transport



In 2020:domestic transport was responsible for emitting 99 MtCO2e (million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent), a 19% reduction from 2019 and the largest fall in emissions on record transport is the largest emitting sector of GHG emissions, producing 24% of the UK’s total emissions in 2020 (406 MtCO2e) emissions from international aviation fell 61% to 14.5 MtCO2e, the lowest in 30 years on average, 281 kilotonnes of CO2 were emitted by transport in each local authority in 2020 33% of Nitrogen Oxides (NOX) emissions and 14% of Particulate Matter (PM2.5) emissions came from transport.

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