Somerset West and Taunton

155,421

580,827 tonnes

4.0 tonnes

2030

2030

What are the CO2 emissions for Somerset West and Taunton?

The total CO2 emissions for Somerset West and Taunton are 580,827 tonnes (in 2022) which is equivalent to 4.0 tonnes per person.

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

Source: DESNZ Local Authority CO2eq Emissions 2022

Note: data covers the wider Somerset area (from April 2023)

Somerset West and Taunton warming stripes

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

1884
Somerset West and Taunton
2023

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

Somerset West and Taunton Climate Action Plans

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