Environment
Emissions, climate, air, land and water. Greenhouse gas figures come from DESNZ, weather records from the Met Office, and environmental enforcement from the Environment Agency and its devolved counterparts. Net zero pledges are tracked against these numbers.
Statements checked against the record
- Tim Farron on storm overflow spill hours, 16 June 2026
Tim Farron said: “Instead, sewage was released into our lakes, rivers and seas for 1.8 million hours last year, and more than 100,000 of those were in the Thames region alone.” This page repeats what Environment Agency reports.
Key official figures
- UK greenhouse gas emissions
Net UK territorial greenhouse gas emissions (million tonnes CO2 equivalent)
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Questions answered from official sources
- What is the energy price cap?
- What are UK greenhouse gas emissions?
- Where can I find official UK fuel prices?
- Where can I find road traffic statistics?
- How many people use the railways?
- How many people die on UK roads each year?
- How much UK electricity comes from renewables?
- What is the highest temperature ever recorded in the UK?
- How do I check air quality in my area?
- How much are water bills going up?
- What is the recycling rate in the UK?
- Is the UK in drought?
More questions: Energy, transport and emissions · Water, sewage, air and climate · Weather and climate records · Farming and food
Who publishes the official record
- Welsh official statistics: Welsh Government, StatsWales, Welsh Revenue Authority and Senedd Research
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) energy and emissions statistics, and Ofgem energy price cap data
- Environment Agency, Ofwat, Defra and Met Office environmental data
- UK poverty and household income statistics (DWP, ONS, DESNZ, Low Pay Commission and devolved governments)
- Department for Transport statistics and Office of Rail and Road official rail statistics
- Civil Aviation Authority
- Climate Change Committee
- Environment Agency
- Transport for Wales
- Met Office climate statistics
- Consumer Council for Water
- SEPA, Natural Resources Wales and NIEA
- UK Statistics Authority and Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR)
- Food Standards Agency
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