§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the total volume of carbon dioxide emissions for the United Kingdom in 1990; and what was the contribution made to those emissions by(a) power generation, (b) transport, (c) industrial production, (d) agriculture and (e) each main sector of manufacturing industry.
§ Mr. YeoEstimates of United Kingdom carbon dioxide emissions are published annually in the "Digest of Environmental Protection and Water Statistics". The 15th digest, published in May this year, shows that in 1990 the United Kingdom emitted 158 million tonnes of carbon (MtC) as carbon dioxide. Of this total, 54 MtC came from power stations, 34 MtC from transport, 40MtC from industry and 1 MtC from agriculture. Refinery emissions accounted for 5MtC of the industrial total.
Reallocating power station and refinery emissions to final users increases estimated industrial emissions to about 53 MtC. The discussion document on our national programme for CO2 emissions, published in December 1992 gives 1990 emissions on this basis for the following energy intensive industries:
Sector MtC Iron and Steel 9 Other metals 9 Mineral Products 4 Chemicals 9 Paper and Board 3 These sectors were responsible for about 65 per cent. of industrial emissions in 1990.