City of Edinburgh

527,620

1,731,233 tonnes

3.0 tonnes

2030

2030

What are the CO2 emissions for City of Edinburgh?

The total CO2 emissions for City of Edinburgh are 1,731,233 tonnes (in 2022) which is equivalent to 3.0 tonnes per person.

Thousands of tonnes of polluting carbon emissions locally (000t)

City of Edinburgh warming stripes

Each stripe represents the average temperature in your area for a single year, from 1884 to 2023.

1884
City of Edinburgh
2023

Source: Prof Ed Hawkins, University of Reading. Shades of blue indicate cooler than average years while red shows hotter than average

City of Edinburgh Climate Action Plans

How good is your Council’s climate action?

Take action

There are lots of interesting ways to make improvements locally, as a community group or with work. Pick just one action that appeals most, from these 25 ideas.