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Indicator: Climate change H9
Emissions of greenhouse gases: 1990 to 2012  
Indicator Chart
Note: 2003 estimates are provisional.
Change since
tick 1970
tick 1990
tick Strategy [1]

Coverage: United Kingdom

Source: NETCEN

Objective: Continue to reduce our emissions of greenhouse gases now, and plan for greater reductions in the longer term
  • Emissions of the 'basket' of six greenhouse gases are provisionally estimated to have fallen by 14 per cent between the 1990 baseline and 2003.
  • Between 1997 and 2003, they are provisionally estimated to have fallen by about 6 per cent.
  • Carbon dioxide emissions were about 7 per cent lower in 2003 than in 1990, following a rise of about 1.5 per cent between 2002 and 2003.
Note: [1] 1997 (basket of greenhouse gases), 1998 (carbon dioxide)


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