§ Mr. RendelTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the total UK(a) carbon dioxide emissions and (b) other greenhouse gas emissions were; and what the percentage change was in each of the last 10 years. [37819]
§ Mr. MeacherThe table shows the amount of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases (methane, nitrous oxide, HFCs, PFCs and SF6) emitted during the years 1990 to 1999. (Records for 2000 are not yet complete.) The percentage change in emissions for each year compared to the previous year, and for each year compared to 1990 is also shown for each gas.
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1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 CO2(Mt) 602.8 606.7 591.9 576.3 572.4 563.4 583.0 558.0 560.3 547.8 % 0.64 -2.43 -2.63 -0.68 -1.57 3.47 -4.28 0.40 -2.22 %(1990) 0.64 -1.81 -4.39 -5.04 -6.54 -3.29 -7.43 -7.06 -9.13 CH4(Mt) 3.67 3.62 3.53 3.38 3.07 3.05 2.98 2.89 2.76 2.63 % -1.36 -2.49 -4.25 -9.17 -0.65 -2.30 -3.02 -4.50 -4.71 %(1990) -1.36 -3.81 -7.90 -16.35 -16.89 -18.80 -21.25 -24.80 -28.34 N2O(Mt) 0.22 0.21 0.19 0.18 0.19 0.18 0.19 .0.19 0.19 0.14 % -4.55 -9.52 -5.26 5.56 -5.26 5.56 0.00 0.00 -26.32 % (1990) -4.55 -13.64 -18.18 -13.64 -18.18 -13.64 -13.64 -13.64 -36.36 HFC (kt) 0.973 1.025 1.074 1.162 1.451 1.956 2.472 3.067 3.660 2.749 % 5.34 4.78 8.19 24.87 34.80 26.38 24.07 19.33 -24.89 %(1990) 5.34 10.38 19.42 49.13 101.03 154.06 215.21 276.16 182.53 PFC (kt) 0.331 0.259 0.137 0.115 0.140 0.157 0.130 0.095 0.094 0.098 % -21.75 - 47.10 -16.06 21.74 12.14 -17.20 -26.92 -1.05 4.26 %(1990) -21.75 -58.61 -65.26 -57.70 -52.57 -60.73 -71.30 -71.60 -70.39 SF6(kt) 0.030 0.032 0.035 0.037 0.044 0.047 0.053 0.053 0.054 0.055 % 6.67 9.38 5.71 18.92 6.82 12.77 0.00 1.89 1.85 %(1990) 6.67 16.67 23.33 46.67 56.67 76.67 76.67 80.00 83.33