Rail

Rail accounted for 0.2 MtCO₂e (1.1%) of transport emissions in 2018, a decrease of 7.8% from 2017, but 27% above the 1990 baseline. Figure 12 shows the year-on-year change in Scotland’s rail emissions.

Figure 12: Time series of Scotland’s rail emissions, 1990-2018 (Source: NAEI).

Figure 12: Time series of Scotland’s rail emissions, 1990-2018 (Source: NAEI).

The general long-term increase in rail emissions has largely been due to a significant increase in the number of rail passengers.