Environmental accounts

Publications related to Environmental accounts

Statistical bulletins

• Marine and coastal margins natural capital accounts, UK: 2025

  Natural capital accounts estimating the extent, condition, and annual and asset value of biotic (living) and abiotic (non-living) ecosystem services for marine and coastal margins habitats in the UK.

• Estimates of quarterly greenhouse gas emissions (residence basis), UK: Quarter 2 April to June 2025

  Estimates of greenhouse gas emissions using the Chow-Lin regression-based temporal disaggregation method.

• Estimates of green jobs, UK: July 2025

  Estimates of green jobs using the industry, firm and occupation approaches. These are official statistics in development.

• UK environmental taxes: 2024

  The value and composition of UK environmental taxes from 1997 to 2024 (where available), by type of tax and economic activity, and comparisons with other European countries.

• UK natural capital accounts: 2025

  Estimates of the economic and social value of natural resources to the UK’s economy and people.

• Measuring progress, well-being and beyond GDP in the UK: May 2025

  Exploring quality of life and holistic progress in the UK, drawing on the latest economic, environmental and social statistics. This quarter we focus on international guidance.

Articles

• Developing estimates of depletion for the UK natural capital accounts

  Developing methods to estimate the depletion of UK natural capital assets, with initial results for three non-renewable services. These are official statistics in development.

• Greenhouse gas emissions and trade, UK

  Patterns of UK greenhouse gas emissions embedded in goods trade and structural change as a likely contributor to falling emissions

• Developing quarterly greenhouse gas emissions accounts, UK

  Update on work to develop a measure of quarterly UK greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions on a residency basis, and future development and publication plans.

• Energy efficiency of housing in England and Wales

  Energy efficiency, carbon dioxide emissions and central heating main fuel type for new and existing homes by property type, tenure, and property age.

• The UK’s low emission vehicle sector

  Data and analysis on the low emission vehicle sector. Looks at employment and turnover for businesses in the UK, for the period 2015 to 2019.

• UK business action on net zero and historical energy use

  Data analysis exploring questions on net zero within the Business Insights and Conditions Survey and business input choices.