Climate change action plan 2021-23
Climate change action plan 2021-23
Climate change action plan 2021-23
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Transport Emissions in Northumberland<br />
In 2018, transport accounted for 637.5 ktCO 2<br />
of<br />
Northumberland’s total emissions (35%), by far the<br />
largest category. Of this, road transport alone was<br />
responsible for 33% of the county’s total CO 2<br />
emissions<br />
as shown in Figure 13. The remaining 2% of transport<br />
emissions comes from other sources, such as buses<br />
and railways 13 .<br />
2.09 billion vehicle miles were travelled on roads in<br />
Northumberland in 2019. As shown in Figure 14, this<br />
is increasing each year, having risen by 31% since<br />
2010 and by 40% since 2000 14 .<br />
Figure 15 shows that in 2019, there were just over<br />
200,000 vehicles licensed within Northumberland.<br />
Of these, 163,862 were private cars, of which only 839<br />
were Ultra Low Emission Vehicles (ULEVs); 481 of ULEVs<br />
were fully electric Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) 15 .<br />
This is an increase of 12% since 2010 as shown in<br />
Figure 16.<br />
2018 CO 2<br />
Emissions from Transport<br />
Vehicle Miles Travelled in Northumberland<br />
500<br />
2,200<br />
Kilotonnes CO 2<br />
450<br />
400<br />
350<br />
300<br />
250<br />
200<br />
150<br />
100<br />
50<br />
Vehicle Miles (millions)<br />
2,000<br />
1,800<br />
1,600<br />
1,400<br />
1,200<br />
1,000<br />
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019<br />
0<br />
A Roads Minor Roads Diesel Railways Other Transport<br />
cars and taxis<br />
all motor vehicles<br />
Figure 13 - emissions from transport by source in 2018<br />
Figure 14 - the number of vehicle miles travelled in<br />
Northumberland over time between 2005 and 2019<br />
100000<br />
90000<br />
Licensed Vehicles in Northumberland 2019<br />
170,000<br />
Car Ownership in Northumberland<br />
80000<br />
165,000<br />
70000<br />
60000<br />
50000<br />
160,000<br />
155,000<br />
40000<br />
30000<br />
20000<br />
150,000<br />
145,000<br />
10000<br />
0<br />
Petrol<br />
Cars<br />
Diesel<br />
Cars<br />
Diesel<br />
LGV<br />
Other<br />
Vehicles<br />
Motorcycles<br />
HGV ULEV Buses &<br />
Coaches<br />
Petrol<br />
LGV<br />
140,000<br />
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019<br />
Figure 15 - the total number and type of vehicles licensed in<br />
Northumberland in 2019<br />
Figure 16 - the rate of growth in car ownership in Northumberland<br />
over time between 2009 and 2019<br />
13<br />
https://data.gov.uk/dataset/7<strong>23</strong>c243d-2f1a-4d27-8b61-cdb93e5b10ff/emissions-of-carbon-dioxide-for-localauthority-areas<br />
14<br />
https://roadtraffic.dft.gov.uk/local-authorities/102<br />
15<br />
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/all-vehicles-veh01; VEH0105: Licensed vehicles by<br />
body type and local authority: United Kingdom<br />
<strong>Climate</strong> Change Action Plan <strong>2021</strong>-<strong>23</strong> 35
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