Jersey will become a carbon neutral island
Jersey’s emission level of greenhouse gases (ktCO₂e)
Current Value
360 KT
Definition
The level of emission is measured in kilo-tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent.
'Carbon dioxide equivalent' is a term for describing different greenhouse gases in a common unit. For any quantity and type of greenhouse gas, it signifies the amount of CO₂, which would have the equivalent global warming impact.
What is this about?
In March 2007, the UK's ratification of the Kyoto Protocol was extended to Jersey. The protocol requires Jersey to reduce its carbon emissions by 80% by 2050, relative to 1990 levels. This indicator tracks Jersey's performance in reducing its greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs), measured in kilotonnes of carbon dixide equivalent (ktCO₂e).
Jersey's GHG emissions rose from 628 ktCO₂e in 1990 to a peak in 1998 of 782 ktCO₂e. Over the next decade they reduced, thanks largely to the installation of subsea cables from France which enabled a reduction in local electricity generation using fuel oil. In 2021 Jersey emitted 360 ktCO₂e.
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