Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 90128

Carbon Emissions

Tabled: 12 November 2025
Answered: 17 November 2025
Named Day

Question

Sir Christopher Chope

ConservativeChristchurch

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what percentage of total global carbon emissions are attributable to UK consumption, including consumption relating to (a) domestic production and (b) imports.

Answer

Emma Hardy
Information about the Carbon footprint for the UK is published here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uks-carbon-footprint. Data are available up to 2022. Defra does not hold information on total global carbon emissions.