Quantifying Glasgow's Emissions Reductions : A Data-Driven Analysis from 2005 to 2022

Williamson, Jack and Allan, Grant (2024) Quantifying Glasgow's Emissions Reductions : A Data-Driven Analysis from 2005 to 2022. Fraser of Allander Institute, Glasgow.

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Abstract

This report focuses on analysing trends in territorial carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions within Glasgow City. In 2019, Glasgow City Council declared a climate and ecological emergency and set a target to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2030. Progress towards this goal is tracked using local authority territorial CO2 emissions data. Emissions reductions in Glasgow City provide a valuable case study for examining how territorial emissions are disaggregated to the local authority level and how this process may influence the evaluation of climate policies. The spatial disaggregation of the UK Greenhouse Gas Inventory estimates to the local authority level is complex. Methodological choices, such as the end-user allocation of electricity emissions and the use of devolved administration-level vehicle fleet data for all local authorities, can obscure the primary drivers of emissions reductions and the extent to which local policymakers can influence these factors.

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Williamson, Jack ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-2043-7847 and Allan, Grant ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1404-2768;
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