Sunderland

277,846

1,037,486 tonnes

4.0 tonnes

2030

2040

What are the CO2 emissions for Sunderland?

The total CO2 emissions for Sunderland are 1,037,486 tonnes (in 2022) which is equivalent to 4.0 tonnes per person.

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

Sunderland warming stripes

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

1884
Sunderland
2023

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

Sunderland 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.