UK greenhouse emissions show rise
March 29, 2007
The UK's net carbon dioxide emissions rose by 1.25%, to 560.60 million tonnes in 2006, according to provisional data from the government.
The latest figure was down 5.25% from the "base year" of 1990, the data show.
Emissions of all six greenhouse gases covered by the Kyoto Protocol were up about 0.5% from 2005.
However, the UK remains on course to meet its Kyoto Protocol commitment of cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 12.5% over the period 2008-2012.
The UK produced total greenhouse emissions of 658.10 million tonnes CO2 equivalent last year. This was down about 15% from the 1990 Kyoto Protocol base year figure of 775.20 million tonnes.
UK carbon dioxide emissions for 2005 showed a negligible difference from 2004, falling from 554.6 million tonnes to 554.2 million tonnes.
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