§ Mr. MacleanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what the United Kingdom's contribution to global carbon dioxide emissions has been for each of the past three years,(a) by volume and (b) in percentage terms. [145590]
§ Mr. MeacherWe estimate that the UK has contributed the following to global carbon dioxide emissions for the years 1996, 1997 and 1998, which
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Train accidents per billion passenger miles Movement accidents per billion passenger miles Non-movement accidents per billion passenger journeys Year Killed Major Minor Killed Major Minor Killed Major Minor 1989 0.24 1.58 11.03 1.01 3.93 105.4 1.25 82.55 2,687 1990 0 0.53 5.88 1.43 4.37 104.1 1.29 67.31 2,294 1991–92 0.8 0.75 12.01 1.16 3.03 90.65 0.63 63.64 2,091 1992–93 0 0.13 2.67 0.68 3.35 98.93 1.29 100.26 2,395 1993–94 0 0.22 5.67 0.62 1.8 95.37 1.3 103.05 2,793 1994–95 0.14 0.5 8.17 0.55 2.65 98.41 1.26 85.28 2,685 1995–96 0.04 0.04 2.24 0.29 1.91 102.91 1.23 98.65 2,819 represent the latest available data, expressed as million tonnes of carbon:
MtC 1996 1997 1998 Global emissions1 7,856 7,925 7,834 UK emissions 162.0 154.8 155.5 Percentage UK of global 2.1 2.0 2.0 1 Includes an estimate of global emissions from land use change of 1,636 MtC per year