LEGGI 2008: London Energy and Greenhouse Gas Inventory

LEGGI 2008 is a geographically referenced database of energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions for the Greater London area. The inventory includes estimates for carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, and sulphur hexafluoride. It is provided by the Greater London Authority and requires a Microsoft Access database to access.

Use Cases

• Modeling spatial patterns of carbon dioxide emissions based on geographic referencing.
• Analyzing sectoral energy consumption across Greater London.
• Estimating contributions of specific greenhouse gases like methane and nitrous oxide to London's total footprint.
• Creating baseline environmental data for 2008 to compare against later years.

Strengths

• Covers six specific greenhouse gases: CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, and SF6.
• Geographically referenced for the Greater London area.
• Includes both energy consumption data and resulting emissions estimates.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is from 2008, which may limit contemporary relevance.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Greater London Authority

Collection Method

Likely compiled from administrative and statistical sources, as described in the Emission Estimation Methodology Guide.

Time Range

2008

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:33:10.989847; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Greater London area