Hampshire’s carbon emissions​

Hampshire County Council has a target for the County to be carbon neutral by 2050. To assess our progress towards this target, carbon emissions are tracked and reported annually. Understanding where carbon emissions are coming from in Hampshire helps the Council to understand priority areas of action for reducing emissions.

The latest emissions data relating to County Council operations can be found here.

Where carbon emissions come from in Hampshire​

Using Local Authority and regional data provided by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, we have identified that Hampshire emitted 5,628.13 ktCO2e in 2022. This is a reduction of 48% since 2005.

For more information about the datasets and the methodology of the data collection and analysis, please see the Emissions report 2022

Transport is responsible for the majority of carbon emissions in Hampshire, followed by the Household (Domestic) sector.

  • Transport
  • 47.09%
  • Household (Domestic)
  • 28.45%
  • Industrial and Commercial
  • 18.07%
  • Public sector
  • 2.65%
  • Agricultural
  • 2.74%
  • Waste Management
  • 1.01%

The latest baseline emissions data

There is a two-year lag in data released by the government, which is why this year’s recorded emissions refer to 2022. The 48% reduction of emissions from 2005 to 2022 can be seen in the graph below.

In 2022, 5,628.13 ktCO2e of carbon dioxide emissions were released in Hampshire. Transport produced the greatest proportional percentage of emissions at 47.09%, followed by the Household (Domestic) sector at 28.45%. The breakdown of carbon emissions released per sector can be seen in the pie chart below. In 2022, carbon sequestration removed 6% of carbon emissions from Hampshire.

Carbon Dioxide Emissions Chart
Carbon Dioxide Emissions Chart 2021

National government has also collected data for methane and nitrous oxide emissions in Hampshire.

In 2022, 443.55 ktCO2e of methane emissions were released in Hampshire. Agriculture had the greatest proportional percentage of methane emissions at 39.61%, followed by waste management at 38.38%.

In 2022, 246.29 ktCO2e of nitrous oxide were released into the atmosphere, due to activities in Hampshire. Agriculture had the greatest proportional percentage of nitrous oxide emissions at 64.95%.

Methane Emissions Pie Chart 2021
Nitrous oxide emissions chart 2021

Winchester Action on Climate Crisis (WinACC) have created a report for the Hampshire Climate Action Network which analyses the latest greenhouse gas emission data by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero. The report identifies a return to the post-covid trajectory of slowly reducing emissions, a reduction in domestic emissions, and an implied projection showing reductions greater than the previous government’s carbon reduction delivery plan.

Hampshire Climate Action Network greenhouse gas emissions

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