Transport, Environment and Climate Change
Our Transport, Environment and Climate Change (TECC) domain covers statistics on transport and transport infrastructure; food and farming; the natural environment; energy sources, production, consumption and prices; fuel poverty; and climate change.
Data and statistics on these topics continue to be so important in developing and evaluating policy decisions and informing individuals, academics, and decision makers on key areas affecting the UK today, particular in light of concerns around the cost of living and climate change.
This year we are working on regulatory reviews of some key biodiversity indicators including our assessment of Defra’s Butterfly statistics and our compliance check of Defra’s Wild bird statistics. We will also undertake an assessment of the Travel Survey for Northern Ireland later in the year.
In previous years, we completed systemic review work – on the ‘Accessibility and Coherence of UK Climate Change Statistics’ and ‘Review of Transport Accessibility Statistics’ – and compliance activities – on the People and Nature survey for England, and fuel poverty and food security statistics. We continue to review progress on these topics and will seek to identify and secure further improvements to these data.
We will be continuing our work to improve the trustworthiness, quality and value of TECC statistics, working with the producers of statistics and being informed by the users of statistics. We are always open to making new connections and hearing a range of views about data and statistics on these topics.
Contact our regulators for this domain, David Ross, Gemma Keane and Marie McGhee for more information.
Planned Work
Project | Geography | Project Type | Timescale |
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Average Road Fuel Sales and Stock Levels (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) | Great Britain | Assessment | Not yet started |
UK's Carbon Footprint (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) | United Kingdom | Assessment | Not yet started |
National Rail Passenger Survey Statistics (Transport Focus) | Great Britain | Assessment: Phase 2 | Continuing from 2021/22 |
Food Security Report (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) | United Kingdom | Compliance Check | April-June 2022 |
Transport Accessibility statistics | United Kingdom | Systemic Review: Phase 2 | Continuing from 2021/22 |
Published Correspondence – Transport, Environment and Climate Change domain
Publications – Transport, Environment and Climate Change domain
Correspondence
Ed Humpherson to Ian Lonsdale: Assessment of Statistics about butterflies, England and UK
29 August 2023
Ed Humpherson, Office for Statistics Regulation to Ian Lonsdale, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Mark Pont to Ian Lonsdale: Wild bird population statistics
29 August 2023
Mark Pont, Office for Statistics Regulation to Ian Lonsdale, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Jon Simmons to Mark Pont: Annual Statistics of Scientific Procedures on Living Animals
11 May 2023
Jon Simmons, Home Office to Mark Pont, Office for Statistics Regulation
Ed Humpherson to Ian Lonsdale: Casework on the Assessment of Salmon Stocks and Fisheries in England and Wales
28 March 2023
Ed Humpherson, Office for Statistics Regulation to Ian Lonsdale, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Mark Pont to Jon Simmons: Annual Statistics of Scientific Procedures on Living Animals, Great Britain
23 March 2023
Mark Pont, Office for Statistics Regulation to Jon Simmons, Home Office
Publications
Assessment of compliance with the Code of Practice for Statistics: Statistics about butterflies, England and UK
29 August 2023
Published in: Assessment Report
Assessment of compliance with the Code of Practice for Statistics: Statistics from the People and Nature Survey for England
10 January 2023
Published in: Assessment Report
Review of Transport Accessibility Statistics
10 February 2022
Published in: Systemic Reviews
Accessibility and coherence of UK climate change statistics
27 October 2021
Published in: Systemic Reviews
Assessment Report: Estimates of Station Usage (produced by the Office of Rail and Road)
3 November 2020
Published in: Assessment Report
User engagement in the Defra Group
18 June 2020
Published in: Systemic Reviews
Changes to statistical outputs including National Statistics during the coronavirus outbreak
31 March 2020
Published in: Reviews
Assessment Report: National Rail Passenger Survey
8 January 2020
Published in: Assessment Report
Statistics on air quality and emissions of air pollutants
30 July 2019
Published in: Assessment Report
Contact details in statistical reports – Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
24 September 2012
Published in: Exemption Request
News & Events
OSR publishes its review of climate change statistics
27 October 2021