UK producing more emissions

Published on Wednesday 8 February 2012 00:00

THE UK’s level of greenhouse gas emissions rose in 2010, the first increase since 2003, figures have confirmed.

Final estimates for 2010 from the Department of Energy and Climate Change showed that greenhouse gas output rose by more than 3 per cent, largely due to an increase in gas use for heating homes during the very cold weather. The rise was also partly driven by firms switching away from nuclear to coal and gas for generating electricity.

Carbon emissions, which make up most of the UK’s greenhouse gases, rose by almost 4 per cent in 2010 after a sharp fall in emissions in 2009 in the face of the economic downturn.

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Richard Lionheart

Sunday, February 12, 2012 at 11:48 AM

so to sum up, we are being rooked for the sake of a few thousand tons of Co2. Co2 which is natural in the environment and is required for food production to sustain life itself. Rather a few thousand tons more Co2 than 10,000 dead due to lack of heat! End Green Anarchist Policies NOW = Save the Human Race and the Planet

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Alternative (High Octane) Fuel Head

Thursday, February 9, 2012 at 02:12 PM

So what? And even if it did matter, the proportion of "greenhouse gas" Scotland produces is negligable compared to the the rest of the world.

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Ron Greer

Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at 04:48 PM

dearie me, will 32,000 useless wind turbinres be enough?

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unimpressedone

Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at 09:00 AM

So there we have it - despite all the hairshirt policies forced upon us by the loony greens, CO2 emissions kept on rising. Yet, oddly, global temperatures continue to remain stable or decline. So much for AGW theory - utter tosh.

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Family guy

Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at 07:41 AM

Wow! I wonder if there is any correlation between plunging temperatures and increased energy use for heating an thusly CO2 production? I wonder if we could commission a study to find out. How about a grant of £1.5 million over 3 years to allow a team of 10 scientists to fly around the world to find out?

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