Written question asked by Michael Clapham (Labour) on Friday, 29 October 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 10 November 2004. It was answered by Elliot Morley (Labour) on Wednesday, 10 November 2004 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

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Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her latest estimate is of total UK tonnage of carbon dioxide emissions; what proportion is produced by (a) aircraft transport, (b) road and rail transport and shipping in territorial waters, (c) coal burned in power stations, (d) oil burned in (i) power stations, (ii) domestic heating and (iii) industrial heating, (e) gas burned in (A) power stations, (B) domestic heating and (C) industrial heating, (f) orimulsion/shale oil burned in power stations and (g) industry, broken down by sector. - Inc table. (Holding answer 2 November 2004).

Answer: Mr. Clapham: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what her latest estimate is of total UK tonnage of carbon dioxide emissions; what proportion is produced by (a) aircraft transport, (b) road and rail transport and shipping in territorial waters, (c) coal burned in power stations, (d) oil burned in (i) power stations, (ii) domestic heating and (iii) industrial heating, (e) gas burned in (A) power stations, (B) domestic heating and (C) industrial heating, (f) orimulsion/shale oil burned in power stations and (g) industry, broken down by sector. [195672] Mr. Morley: [holding answer 2 November 2004]: Total emission estimates of carbon dioxide (CO2 ) in the UK in 2002 were 550,965,312 tonnes. The following table shows the proportion of these emissions that occurred from the sources listed. Figures quoted for oil and gas burnt by both the industrial and domestic sectors are total fuel figures for each sector, as it is not possible to disaggregate emissions to display heating only. Orimulsion has not been burnt by any sector since 1997. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Source Fuel Percentage UK total CO2 emissions in 2002 (a) Aircraft transport All fuels used in category 0.5 (b) Road transport All fuels used in category 21 (b) Rail transport All fuels used in category 0.2 (b) Shipping All fuels used in category 0.3 (c) Power Stations Coal 18 (d)(i) Power stations Oil 0.4 (d)(ii) Industry Oil 2.4 (d)(iii) Domestic Oil 0.002 (e)(A) Power Stations Gas 10 (e)(B) Domestic Gas 13 (e)(C) Industry Gas 9 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

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Type: Written question
Reference: 195672; 426 c683-4W
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Aviation Air pollution Carbon dioxide Aircraft Coal fired power stations Industry Heating Fuel oil Railways Transport Roads Shipping
Contains statistics: Yes
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