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Dept of Trade and Industry

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Dr. Kumar: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will publish a breakdown of (a) the current emission levels and (b) the estimated emission levels following the introduction of the climate change levy by industrial sector; and if he will make a statement. [88300] Mr. Battle: The following table showing 1997 emissions of greenhouse gases by source was published by the Department of the Environment Transport and the Regions on 13 May 1999. Emission levels by industry following the introduction of the climate change levy will depend upon the structure and rate of the levy. However, in total the levy is expected to save around 1.5 million tonnes of carbon a year by 2010 thereby making a significant contribution to meeting both the legally binding target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions set under the Kyoto protocol and the Government's domestic goal of a 20 per cent. reduction in carbon dioxide emissions by 2010. Summary report of UK greenhouse gas inventory in 1997, by IPCC source categories--United Kingdom Thousand tonnes _________________________________________________________________________________________________. CO2 CO2 CH4 N2O NOx CO NMVOC SO2 HFC PFC SF6 Greenhouse emissions removals gas source {1} and sink categories (CO2 equivalent) {2} All energy 528,775 -- 862 23.3 1,827 4,701 1,138 1,644 -- -- -- (fuel combustion + fugitive) Fuel 520,944 -- 94 23.2 1,823 4,676 748 1,632 -- -- -- combustion Energy 184,615 -- 20 6.7 468 95 10 1,213 -- -- -- industries{ 3} Manufacturi 91,401 -- 13 3.1 214 428 27 242 -- -- -- ng industries and constructio n{4,5,6} Transport 123,756 -- 21 11.8 965 3,818 647 54 -- -- -- Other 118,205 -- 40 1.6 142 330 63 114 -- -- -- sources{5,7 ,8} Other{8,9} 2,967 -- -- 0.1 35 5 1 8 -- -- -- Fugitive 7,832 -- 768 -- 4 25 390 12 -- -- -- emissions from fuels Solid 1,566 -- 327 -- -- 4 6 5 -- -- -- fuels{10} Oil and 6,265 -- 441 -- 4 21 384 7 -- -- -- natural gas{3} Industrial 11,839 -- 1 69.4 5 385 223 16 3.067 0.095 0.053 processes{4 } Mineral 9,531 -- -- -- -- -- 8 -- -- -- -- products Chemical 814 -- -- 69.3 2 -- 113 11 -- -- -- industry{6} Metal 1,495 -- 1 -- 3 385 2 5 -- 0.035 0.030 production{ 4} Other -- -- -- -- -- -- 100 -- -- -- -- production Production -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1.350 0.001 -- of halocarbons and SF6 Consumption -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1.717 0.060 0.023 of halocarbons and SF6{11} Solvent and -- -- -- -- -- -- 582 -- -- -- -- other product use Agriculture -- -- 1,004 98.9 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Enteric -- -- 893 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- fermentatio n{12} Manure -- -- 111 5.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- management{ 12} Agricultura -- -- -- 93.9 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- l soils Land use 27,075 11,557 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- change and forestry Changes in -- 10,457 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- forest and other woody biomass stocks{13} Forest and 23,409 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- grassland conversion. Abandonment of managed lands. CO2 emissions and removals from soil{14} Other{15} 3,667 1,100 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Waste 29 -- 861 0.5 -- 1 8 -- -- -- -- Solid waste -- -- 826 -- -- -- 8 -- -- -- -- disposal on land{16} Wastewater -- -- 35 0.5 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- treatment{1 6} Waste 29 -- -- -- -- 1 -- -- -- -- -- incineratio n Total -567,719 1,557 2,727 192.0 1,832 5,088 1,951 1,660 3.067 0.095 0.053 national emissions and removals CO2 5,749 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- emissions from biomass{17, 18} Internation 30,262 -- 5 1.2 258 103 56 124 -- -- -- al bunkers{19} _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Removals of CO2 reported as negative. {2} To express in terms of weight of carbon emitted the figures for emissions and removals of CO2 should be multiplied by 12-44. {3} Includes emissions from own-energy gas use on offshore installations. {4} Combustion emissions of CO2 from iron and steel are included in "manufacturing industries and construction". Process emissions from the iron and steel industry are included in "metal production". Limestone use in the iron and steel industry is classified under "mineral products". {5} Emissions from off-road vehicles are reported under "manufacturing industries and construction" and "other sectors". {6} The emissions of CO2 from ammonia manufacture are reported under "chemical industry". {7} Small combustion sources including residential, commercial and institutional sectors. {8} Emissions from stationary combustion at military installations are reported under "other sectors". {9} Naval vessels and military aircraft. {10} Fugitive emissions of CO2 from coke ovens and patent fuel production are calculated according to a carbon balance on the coal consumed and the coke, patent fuel, blast furnace gas and coke oven gas produced. Emissions from flaring of coke oven gas are also included. {11} Emissions arise from refrigeration, electronics applications, electrical insulation, foams, aerosols and training shoes. {12} Emissions from cattle, swine, sheep, goats, horses, farmed deer and poultry. {13} Removals include removals to forest soil and litter (-2,151 Gg CO2) and to forest products (-1,111 Gg CO2). {14} Emissions include removals to soils from set aside of arable land and emissions from soils from liming. CO2 emissions arise from limestone and dolomite use. {15} Emissions include emissions from soils as a result of upland drainage (1,467 Gg CO2), lowland drainage (1,467 Gg CO2) and peat extraction (733 Gg CO2). Removals are increases in crop biomass. CO2 removal from salt marshes is no longer reported because it is considered anthropogenic. {16} Sewage sludge disposed of by landfill is included under "solid waste disposal on land". {17} Emissions arise from wood, straw, biogases and poultry litter combustion for energy production. {18} CO2 emissions are given for information only and are not included in totals. {19} Emissions are given for information only and are not included in totals. Source: NETCEN

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

334 c34-5W;334 c34-7W; 88300

Session

1998-99

Subjects

Climate Air pollution Climate change Carbon dioxide Climate change levy Industry Pollution control Taxation

Contains statistics

Yes