Library: Statistical Information: Energy, environment and infrastructure

Energy, environment and infrastructure

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Energy

Department for Energy Security & Net Zero (DESNZ)
Statistics include public attitudes, greenhouse gas emissions and climate change, energy, fuel poverty.
Office for National Statistics (ONS): Energy use
The UK's direct use of energy from fossil fuels and other sources (nuclear, net imports, renewables, biofuels and waste and reallocated use of energy by industry.
Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem): Data portal
Data relating to the energy industry in Great Britain.
UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC) Energy Data Centre
The EDC is a hub for publically funded energy research in the UK. It holds information on energy projects, publications and gives access to research datasets. It holds a comprehensive collection of Landscapes showing the current research environment on a topic, and roadmaps, for future directions for energy topics.

Environment

DataMapWales
DataMapWales serves as a source for public sector data in Wales, providing a shared data platform to members of the public and public authorities.
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra)
Working with our Defra group partner organisations: Environment Agency, Forestry Commission, Joint Nature Conservation Committee and Natural England we produce a wide range of statistics that provide information on our relationship with and impact on the environment around us.
Northern Ireland environmental statistics report
An annual compendium which reports on a range of environmental indicators and provides links to government strategies.
Office for National Statistics: Environmental Accounts
Environmental accounts show how the environment contributes to the economy, the impacts that the economy has on the environment, and how society responds to environmental issues.
Scottish Environment Protection Agency
Environmental issues, how they affect our regulatory activities, and how we use our knowledge to create a bigger picture of the state of Scotland’s environment.
Scottish Government: Environment Statistics
Statistics published by the Scottish Government including air pollutants, carbon footprint and greenhouse gas emissions.
StatsWales: Environment and Countryside
Topics such as air quality, climate change and land.

Infrastructure

Infrastructure and Projects Authority
The UK Government’s centre of expertise for infrastructure and major projects.
National Infrastructure Commission
Data on digital, energy, flood risk, transport, solid waste, water and waste water.

Energy

Eurostat: Energy data
Eurostat collects and publishes monthly energy data on supply and to a limited extent consumption of various fuels; this data currently covers the coals / solid fossil fuels, natural gas, oil and petroleum products and electricity.

Environment

European Environment Agency (EEA)
The European Environment Agency (EEA) is an agency of the European Union, whose task is to provide sound, independent information on the environment.
Eurostat: Environment
Eurostat provides a range of statistics and accounts about the state of the environment and the drivers, pressures and impacts of our societies on the environment.

Infrastructure

Eurostat: Transport

Energy

International Energy Agency (IEA): Data and statistics
The IEA works with governments and industry to shape a secure and sustainable energy future for all.
International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
IRENA publishes detailed statistics on renewable energy capacity, power generation and renewable energy balances. This data is collected directly from members using the IRENA Renewable Energy Statistics questionnaire and is also supplemented by desk research where official statistics are not available.
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD): Energy Statistics

Environment

Global Resource Information Database (GRID-Geneva)
GRID-Geneva's main role is to transform data into information and knowledge to support the decision making process related to environmental issues.
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC): Data Distribution Centre (DDC)
The DDC provides climate, socio-economic and environmental data, both from the past and also in scenarios projected into the future. Technical guidelines on the selection and use of different types of data and scenarios in research and assessment are also provided.
NASA Global Climate Change
Vital signs of the planet: Carbon dioxide, global temperature, Arctic sea ice, ice sheets, sea level, ocean heat content.
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD): Environment Statistics
The OECD Environmental Statistics database provide a unique collection of policy-relevant environmental statistics.
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has been the global authority that sets the environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development within the United Nations system and serves as an authoritative advocate for the global environment.
United Nations Statistics Division: Environment Statistics
The Environment Statistics Section of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) is engaged in the development of methodology, data collection, capacity development, and coordination in the fields of environmental statistics and indicators.

Infrastructure

Global Infrastructure Hub
A G20 initiative. Forecasting infrastructure investment needs and gaps
International Telecommunication Union (ITU): ICT Statistics
The ITU is the United Nations specialised agency for information and communication technologies – ICTs. ITU collects and disseminates vital data and carries out world-class research to track and make sense of digital transformation globally.
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD): Infrastructure investment
Infrastructure investment covers spending on new transport construction and the improvement of the existing network.
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD): Innovation and technology
The World Bank: Infrastructure data
Data here are compiled from such sources as the International Road Federation, Containerisation International, the International Civil Aviation Organization, the International Energy Association, and the International Telecommunications Union.