§ Mr. Peter AinsworthTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what revisions, indicating amounts of increase or decrease, have been made in 2004 to the estimates of UK emissions of hydrofluorocarbons occurring in 2000 which were first reported to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in 2002 from(a) mobile air conditioning, (b) commercial refrigeration and (c) metered dose inhalers; and if she will make a statement. [188777]
§ Mr. Morley[holding answer 15 September 2004]: The following table shows the emissions of hydrofluorocarbons. expressed in kilotonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent, for the year 2000 that were reported by the UK to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in i) 2002; and ii) 2004.
Sector Emissions for year 2000 reported in 2002 (kt CO2 eq.)
Emissions for year 2000 reported in 2004 (kt CO2 eq.)
Change: [reported 2004]-[reported 2002]
(kt CO2 eq.)
(a) Mobile air conditioning 481 785 +304 (b) Commercial refrigeration 2265 2640 +375 (c) Metered dose inhalers 325 894 +569 This upward revision in each of these sectors is the result of recent work undertaken for Defra on emissions estimates of hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons and sulphur hexafluoride. The reasons for the change in emissions in the specific sectors include:
(a) In the mobile air conditioning (MAC) sector, a faster penetration of MAC in the UK vehicle fleet than previously estimated and changes to emission factors used in the emissions model;(b) For commercial refrigeration, revised activity and equipment lifetime data for certain sub-sectors and changes to the calculation methodology and emission factors used in the emissions model; and(c) For metered dose inhalers, revised estimates of the hydrofluorocarbons bank size based on new data from manufacturers.