Retail carbon emissions 11% higher than at flagship strategy launch

Carbon emission from the retail industry are 11% above those published when the sector rolled out its flagship strategy to hit net zero, according to a new report.
Estimated UK retail emissions for 2024 were 331m tonnes of CO2 equivalent, from 298m tonnes in 2019, five years after the British Retail Consortium’s (BRC) Climate Action Roadmap was launched,  The Grocer reported.
Business leaders today (17 December) insisted that the number was largely due to improved data quality, which