THE UK BY NUMBERS GREEN ISSUES
We present an at-a-glance overview of key topics. This issue’s focus is on green issues including energy, finance, recycling, transport and climate change. Statistics are from Defra, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, the Green Finance Initiative, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, ONS and the Department for Transport
Green bonds listed on the London Stock Exchange have raised in excess of $20.2 billion in seven currencies.
$20bn
In the UK renewables generation has increased by 30% since 2014.
30%
UK energy projects have been funded via crowdfunding raising
121
€118 in total across five energy crowdfunding platforms.
The UK
recycling rate for waste from households was 45.2% in 2016, increasing from 44.6% in 2015. There is an EU target for the UK to recycle at least 50% of household waste by 2020.
The UK Green Investment Bank has backed 98 green infrastructure projects, committing £3.4 billion to the UK’s green economy worth £12 billion.
98
remaining at approximately 7.7 million tonnes or 22% of the 1995 baseline value.
The UK is therefore still on track to meet the EU target to restrict BMW landfilled to 35% of the 1995 baseline by 2020.
ESTIMATE OF DIRECT AND INDIRECT TURNOVER (£THOUSANDS) IN LOW-CARBON AND RENEWABLE ENERGY ECONOMY, UK 2015 AND 2016
2015 DIRECT UK
ENGLAND SCOTLAND WALES
NORTHERN IRELAND
40,532,000 32,519,500 5,349,000 1,771,000 892,000
INDIRECT
33,615,000 26,536,000 4,982,500 1,362,000 734,000
TOTAL
74,147,000 59,055,500 10,331,500 3,133,000 1,626,500
DIRECT
42,559,000 33,423,000 5,761,000 2,433,500 928,000
2016 INDIRECT
34,830,500 26,893,500 5,239,000 1,959,500 722,500
TOTAL
77,390,000 60,316,500 11,000,500 4,393,000 1,650,500
% CHANGE IN TOTAL 2015 - 2016
4.4 2.1 6.5 40.2 1.5
There are 38 green companies which have raised $10 billion combined in London, including 14 renewable investment funds.
$10bn
UK biodegradable municipal waste (BMW) sent to landfill in 2016 was similar to that in 2015,
£100bn
Investment in the UK’s clean energy sector, representing 12.6% of all new investment in clean energy for the EMEA region.
In 2016, 71.4% of UK packaging waste was either recycled or recovered compared to 64.7% in 2015. This exceeds the EU target to recycle or recover at least 60% of packaging waste.
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40
