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Climate change and energy - indicators

  

The table below gives a summary of assessments for the climate change and energy indicators supporting the UK Government Sustainable Development Strategy. A number of climate change related indicators are in the sustainable consumption and production section. Clicking on the indicator name leads to a page with a chart/charts, assessments of progress and commentary. A smaller thumbnail chart links to a larger version in those cases where longer term trend information is available.

Indicator

Change since:

1990

1999

1. Greenhouse gas emissions:*

Greenhouse gas emissions

 Green Green

CO2 emissions

 Green Amber

2. Carbon dioxide emissions by end user:

Industry

 Green Green

Domestic

 Green Amber

Transport

 Red Red

3. Aviation and shipping emissions:

Aviation bunkers

 Red Red

Shipping bunkers

 Green Green

4. Renewable energy:

Green Green

5. Electricity generation:

Electricity, fossil fuels

 Red Red

CO2, NOx emissions

 Green Red

SO2 emissions

 Green Green

6. Household energy use:

Green Amber

7. Road transport:

CO2 emissions

 Red Red

8. Private cars:

Red Amber

9. Road freight:

Red Amber

10. Manufacturing sector:

CO2 emissions

 Green Green

11. Service sector:

CO2 emissions

 Amber Amber

12. Public sector:

CO2 emissions

 Green Green

14. Energy supply:

Red Red

22. Agriculture sector:

CH4 emissions

 Green Green

32. Economic output (contextual)

 Green Green

 

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Updated: 27 July 2007

  
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