§ Tim LoughtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what proportion of F-gas emissions are estimated to derive from the transport sector through vehicle air-conditioning and transport refrigeration; and what plans she has to control such emissions. [125333]
§ Mr. Morley[holding answer 11 July 2003]The data presented in the table are taken from a study sponsored by my Department in 1999. The study estimated that in 1995, emissions from mobile air conditioning and refrigerated transport were responsible for 0.8 per cent. of total UK fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. This figure was projected to rise to 12 per cent. in 2010, due to the increasing use of air conditioners in new vehicles.
Emissions in million tonnes of CO2 equivalent Mobile air conditioning Refrigerated transport Total transport Total all sources Percentage of UK total emission 1995 0.13 0.01 0.14 17.5 0.8 2010 1.31 0.13 1.44 12.0 12 The Department has undertaken a follow-up study for emissions and projections of F-gases and this will be published shortly.
We expect the European Commission to publish shortly a proposal on measures to reduce emissions of F-gases.