Figure 1 Top ten imported carbon trade flows for UK consumption
The UK’s carbon footprint is an estimate of the greenhouse gases released globally to produce goods and services finally consumed by UK residents. With globalisation, supply chains have become increasingly international. We import cars from Germany, electronics from China, coffee from Brazil and clothes from India.
Figure 1 shows the top ten imported carbon trade flows for UK consumption. Nearly 50% of the UK’s carbon footprint is emitted abroad. Of this 19% comes from China, 11% from the USA and 6% from Germany. On aggregate, 36% comes from other European countries.
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