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UK Environmental Accounts: 2021
What's in the bulletin?
- Travel restrictions implemented by the government in 2020 resulted in declines in major environmental taxes income.
- Fuel Duty fell by almost a fifth between 2019 and 2020, to £22.6 billion.
- Revenue from Air Passenger Duty also declined between 2019 and 2020 to £0.9 billion, a fall of 76%.
UK natural capital accounts: 2020
What's in the bulletin?
- In 2018, the asset value of the aspects of UK natural capital we can currently value was estimated to be £921 billion.
- Living near publicly accessible green and blue spaces added £3,146 to the average property price.
- Over 5 billion nature-related visits within the UK were made in 2018, amounting to 10 billion hours.
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Datasets related to Environmental accounts
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Energy use: total
The UK's direct use of energy from fossil fuels and other sources (nuclear, net imports, renewables, biofuels and waste and reallocated use of energy by industry (SIC 2007 section - 21 categories), 1990 to 2019.
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Atmospheric emissions: greenhouse gases by industry and gas
The emissions of carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, hydro-fluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, sulphur hexafluoride, nitrogen trifluoride and total greenhouse gas emissions, by industry (SIC 2007 group - around 130 categories), UK, 1990 to 2019 and (provisional) 2020.
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Low carbon and renewable energy economy estimates
This release includes annual estimates of low carbon and renewable energy economy activity in the UK and constituent countries: turnover, employment, exports, imports and number of businesses as published on 29 March 2021. This dataset has been updated and now includes annual estimates of acquisitions and disposals.
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Energy use: renewable and waste sources
The UK's energy use from renewable and waste sources, by source (for example, hydroelectric power, wind, wave, solar, and so on) and industry (SIC 2007 section - 21 categories), 1990 to 2019.
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Oil and gas: reserves and resources
Estimates of the UK's remaining recoverable oil and gas reserves and resources, 1995 to 2019.
Publications related to Environmental accounts
Statistical bulletins
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Environmental protection expenditure, UK: 2018
Estimates of environmental protection expenditure by UK general government and industries for 2018.
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Greenhouse gas emissions intensity, UK: 2018 provisional estimates
Greenhouse gas and other pollutant emissions intensity for the UK, including breakdown by industry and comparisons with other European countries. Part of the UK Environmental Accounts.
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UK Environmental Accounts: 2021
Measuring the contribution of the environment to the economy, the impact of economic activity on the environment, and society's response to environmental issues.
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UK natural capital: urban accounts
Natural capital accounts containing information about green space in urban areas.
Articles
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Material footprint in the UK
The UK’s material footprint captures domestic and foreign extraction of materials needed to produce products used in the UK. This article presents updated estimates.
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How green is your street?
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UK Natural Capital Land Cover in the UK
We take a look at land cover ecosystem accounts for the United Kingdom (UK). The land cover accounts based on data from the Countryside Survey show that the land cover changed significantly in the UK between 1998 and 2007.
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Environmental taxes
An examination of the size and composition of environmental taxes between 1993 and 2014. Including an analysis by type of environmental tax, a consideration of who pays the taxes and a comparison with other European countries. Main findings show that environmental taxes raised £44.6 billion in the UK in 2014, providing 7.5% of all revenue from taxes and social contributions
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Greenhouse gas emissions
Estimates of greenhouse gas emissions in 2013, for which UK residents and UK-based businesses are directly responsible (whether in the UK or overseas). These estimates have been produced on a consistent basis with the UK's national accounts and provide an important indicator for the environmental pressure caused by the UK's economic activities. Main findings show that greenhouse gas emissions in 2013 were estimated to be 2% lower than in 2012, and 23.6% lower than in 1990.
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UK Natural Capital Freshwater Ecosystem Assets and Services Accounts
This paper is a first attempt by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) to develop initial experimental statistics on UK freshwater ecosystem assets and ecosystem services. Selecting a number of indicators, this paper shows the condition of UK freshwaters between 2008 and 2012. On an experimental basis, ONS also estimates that the monetary value of UK freshwaters was £37 billion in 2012, 26% higher than in 2008. This is mainly due to an increase in the monetary value of UK open waters. It is important to emphasise this monetary value is based on a limited number of ecosystem services that are covered by these accounts. The methodology to develop these indicators and monetary estimates remains under development and the estimates reported should be considered experimental. Further work will be undertaken to develop and improve them.
Methodology related to Environmental accounts
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