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Final statement for the third carbon budget period

The final statement for the third budgetary period covering 2018 to 2022 as required by section 18 of the Climate Change Act 2008.

• From: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
• Published: 21 May 2024

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Final statement for the third carbon budget

Ref: ISBN 978-1-5286-4929-2, E03130670 05/24

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Final statement for the third carbon budget

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Section 18 of the Climate Change Act requires that a final statement is laid before Parliament in respect of each budgetary period.

The statement for the third budgetary period covering 2018 to 2022 shows that:

• over the third budgetary period, UK emissions as calculated by the net UK carbon account were 2,153 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO2e)
• this is 391 MtCO2e below the third carbon budget cap of 2,544 MtCO2e
• on average this means emissions as measured by the net carbon account were 47% lower than base year emissions over the third carbon budget period. By the end of the period in 2022, UK net greenhouse gas emissions were 50% lower than base year emissions

Read the:

•  final statement for the second Carbon Budget period (for second budgetary period covering 2013 to 2017)
•  final statement for the first Carbon Budget period (for first budgetary period covering 2008 to 2012)

Published 21 May 2024