Request ID: FOI-1600-2324 Date published: 05 September 2023
You asked
Dear TfL,
I would like to ask please for a list of both total emissions and average bus emissions figures of London's entire bus fleet per year, since 2015 up until the most recent year for which figures are available.
For clarity, I am asking for two figures for each year, 2015 to date; (1) the total emissions of the whole fleet each year, and (2) the average bus emissions across the whole fleet each year.
I hope you can help with this information and look forward to your response.
We answered
Our ref: FOI-1600-2324/GH Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 14 August 2023 asking for information about London bus emissions. Your request has been considered under the requirements of the Environmental Information Regulations and our information access policy. I can confirm that we do hold some of the information you require. The total CO2 from TfL branded buses in London is shown below:
Total reported CO2 (tonnes CO2e)
2014-15
634,445
2015-16
610,448
2016-17
589,092
2017-18
585,957
2018-19
570,760
2019-20
525,027
2020-21
486,272
2021-22
470,553
2022-23
451,075
We do not hold information on the average emissions across the bus fleet, however, you may find the links to published information below of interest: https://tfl.gov.uk/corporate/publications-and-reports/bus-fleet-data-and-audits Further information is also available here: https://data.london.gov.uk/dataset/london-atmospheric-emissions-inventory--laei--2019. All Buses on the TfL network are Euro VI or better and hence fully compliant with ULEZ requirements. If this is not the information you are looking for, or if you are unable to access it for some reason, please do not hesitate to contact me. If you are not satisfied with this response please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to appeal. Yours sincerely Graham Hurt FOI Case Officer FOI Case Management Team General Counsel Transport for London
