Residential properties have seen large increases in greenhouse gas emissions over the last decade, with the average home now producing 2.29 tons of CO2 a year.
That’s the claim by maintenance firm Help me Fix which analysed the level of greenhouse gas emissions emitted across the UK over the last decade. This shows that the total level of greenhouse gases emitted across the UK has been in steady decline since 2012 - until recently.
From 2020 to 2021 - the latest available data - there was a 4.7 per cent increase in total greenhouse gas emissions. This increase was largely driven by the transport, public service and private business sectors but the residential housing sector saw the fourth largest increase, up 5.8 per cent on an annual basis.
At a total of 68.1m tonnes residential homes are the third largest contributor to greenhouse gas emissions across the nation behind the transport and energy supply sectors.
The analysis also shows that when analysing greenhouse emissions over the last decade, residential homes have seen the largest average annual increase at 0.3 per cent with the public sector the only other area to have seen an increase at an average of 0.1 per cent per year.
With some 29.8m residential dwellings across the UK emitting 68.1m tonnes of CO2e in the last year, this means that the carbon footprint for the average home is currently an average of 2.29 tonnes per year - up from 2.18 the previous year.
Ettan Bazil, chief executive of Help me Fix, claims this rise is largely down to the use of natural gas for heating and cooking.
He says measures to mitigate this include “ensuring our homes are energy efficient by investing in double glazing, reducing draught areas, installing insulation or smart meters.”
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Could it also be due to more people and more homes as our population increases?
Could be more private jets used by the global elite hypocrites ?
Don't forget the Range Rover set George
If the population goes up so does co 2 emmissions. Further co 2 is a fertizer and an essential part of the food chain.
I don't understand the comment about the increase of using gas. If a property has a gas supply, isn't gas the most efficient way to heat and cook? Is the increase due to people installing gas boilers and cookers, or due to the increase of the number of properties. I need more details, as usual.
The whole c02 is bad is a blatant lie
"Carbon dioxide is an invisible, colorless, odorless gas that is indispensable to life on earth. It is the elixir of life. Without it, life as we know it would be impossible."
Building 300’000 houses a year must increase more emissions.
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