Peterborough named as one of UK cities with the highest CO2 emissions per 10k people

New research has found that Peterborough is amongst the UK cities that is emitting the most CO2 per 10,000 people. Whilst there is a push for people to reduce their carbon footprint the city is producing some of the biggest CO2 emissions by population.

Experts at Utility Bidder carried out research that revealed which UK cities had the highest CO2 emissions, as well as those with the highest emissions per 10,000 residents. Also, the sectors producing the most CO2 emissions and the UK cities where residents can be named the most eco-conscious.

From this, it named Peterborough as one of the UK cities emitting the most CO2 per 10,000 people. The city comes in 10th place, emitting around 52.38 kt of CO2 per 10,000 people.

The research also found that between November 2021 and October 2022, 1060 online searches were made in Peterborough for eco-related questions. This is the equivalent of 181 per 100,000 residents.

Data has also suggested that the UK produced over 400 million tonnes of CO2 in 2021. This was a 6.3 per cent increase from the previous year.

The UK cities with the highest CO2 emissions by population

Rank	City	Population	Average 2019-20	Per 10,000 Residents
1	Newport	150,000	954	63.57
2	Wrexham	140,000	843	60.20
3	Doncaster	304,000	1,814	59.67
4	Lichfield	102,000	608	59.63
5	St Albans	149,000	838	56.27
6	Winchester	123,000	688	55.92
7	Stirling	93,470	521	55.72
8	Lancaster	140,000	765	54.64
9	Wakefield	341,000	1,857	54.46
10	Peterborough	203,000	1,063	52.38