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The Resilience Challenge
Energy Transition
CO Emission Estimates (kt), 2017
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Clean growth is one of the Grand Challenges Total % Change (2012-17)
recognised in the national Industrial Strategy where
Barrow has a key role to play both in terms of playing Barrow 408 -29%
its part in the decarbonisation agenda, and
maximising the transition to clean energy. Cumbria 3,788 -25%
It is estimated that in 2017 CO emissions in Barrow England 284,921 -22.2%
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stood at 408 kt. Per capita CO emissions in Barrow Per capita CO Emissions (t)
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stood at 6.1 tons in 2017, which is lower than 2
Cumbria (7.6) but higher than England (5.1).
Total CO emissions have declined over time with a
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29% decline experienced since 2012, exceeding that
seen in both Cumbria (25%) and England (22%).
Interestingly, the per capita CO 2 emissions gap
between Barrow and England has widened from 0.2
tons in 2005 to 1 ton in 2017.
Source: UK local authority and regional CO national statistics: 2005-17, BEIS, 2019
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