End-use outside UK
The sector “End-use outside UK” is only reported as an end-user sector. However, this doesn’t mean the emissions embedded in all the UK’s exports – emissions here only relate to some very specific activities.
Some electricity and fuels which are produced within the UK – fuel produced at refineries for example - is exported, meaning that the end-use activity in this case occurs outside the UK. As emissions by end-user need to be equal to emissions by source, an additional End-use outside UK sector therefore needs to be included, so as to re-allocate emissions which occur within the UK but for which there is no end-use in the UK.
This sector was responsible for just under 3% of UK greenhouse gas emissions in 2023, applying the end-user basis. Between 2010 and 2021, emissions from the sector steadily decreased, primarily due to greater efficiencies in the fuel supply sector. In 2022, however, demand from Europe resulted in the UK becoming a net exporter of electricity for the first time in over 40 years. As a consequence, emissions from this sector saw a significant increase. In 2023, the UK returned to being a net importer of electricity, and emissions reduced again accordingly.
Some electricity and fuels which are produced within the UK – fuel produced at refineries for example - is exported, meaning that the end-use activity in this case occurs outside the UK. As emissions by end-user need to be equal to emissions by source, an additional End-use outside UK sector therefore needs to be included, so as to re-allocate emissions which occur within the UK but for which there is no end-use in the UK.
This sector was responsible for just under 3% of UK greenhouse gas emissions in 2023, applying the end-user basis. Between 2010 and 2021, emissions from the sector steadily decreased, primarily due to greater efficiencies in the fuel supply sector. In 2022, however, demand from Europe resulted in the UK becoming a net exporter of electricity for the first time in over 40 years. As a consequence, emissions from this sector saw a significant increase. In 2023, the UK returned to being a net importer of electricity, and emissions reduced again accordingly.
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