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March 23, 2005
CO2 emissions rising
Britain’s emissions of carbon dioxide rose from 153.9 MtC (million tonnes of carbon equivalent) in 1997, to 156.1 in 2003, although emissions of methane and nitrous oxide went down.
In 1997 Labour promised to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 20% from 1990 levels by the year 2010. It is highly unlikely that this can now be achieved.
Friends of the Earth explain, “The big increases this decade are largely a result of power companies switching back to coal following rises in gas prices.”
For Scotland the message is simple: the Longannet and Cockenzie coal-fired power stations must be closed down as soon as possible!
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4371793.stm
www.foe.co.uk/resource/pressreleases/ukclimateprogressevenw21032005.htm
Posted by Simon Holledge at March 23, 2005 12:10 AM
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