Written question asked by Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford (Conservative) on Thursday, 17 February 2011, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 28 February 2011. It was answered by Lord Barker of Battle (Conservative) on Monday, 28 February 2011 on behalf of the Department of Energy and Climate Change.
Carbon Emissions: Shipping and Aviation
- Question
- To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what proportion of UK carbon dioxide emissions he estimates are attributable to (a) shipping and (b) aviation.
- Answer
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DECC published final estimates of UK greenhouse gas emissions by source for the period 1990 to 2009 on 1 February 2011. Shipping and aviation emissions are provided at both the domestic and international level (see following table). International shipping and aviation emissions are reported but following IPCC guidance do not count towards the UK totals.
Emissions by source—2009 Million tonnes, as CO2 Percentage of UK total Domestic aviation 2.0 0.4 Domestic shipping 1.5 0.3 UK total emissions (including LULUCF and excluding international aviation and shipping) 473.7 100 International aviation 32.7 n/a International shipping 10.5 n/a Note: Coverage: United Kingdom, Isle of Man, Jersey and Guernsey. Excludes all overseas territories. Source: DECC, 2011.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 42852; 524 c231W
- Session
- 2010-12
- Subjects
- Aviation Exhaust emissions Shipping
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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