Charles Hendry

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what volume of carbon dioxide emissions have been recorded in the UK on the Kyoto protocol basis (a) including and (b) excluding emissions trading in each of the last five years. ( 320330 )

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Joan Ruddock

DECC published estimates of UK greenhouse gas emissions for the period 1990 to 2008 as National Statistics on 2 February 2010. These can be found on the DECC website at the link as follows. This publication includes data tables which show emissions both including and excluding emissions trading.

The following table shows both UK carbon dioxide emissions and UK greenhouse gas emissions on a Kyoto Protocol basis for each of the last five years for which data are currently available.

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Charles Hendry

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what estimate he has made of the amount of carbon dioxide emissions arising from UK households in the most recent period for which figures are available; and what estimate he has made of the proportion of such emissions arising from electricity use. ( 320332 )

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Joan Ruddock

The most recent estimates of UK carbon dioxide emissions were for the 2008 calendar year. These were published by DECC as National Statistics on 2nd February 2010. This publication includes a breakdown by sector, based on the source of emissions. Based on this breakdown, we estimate that 80.7 Mt carbon dioxide came from the residential sector. This primarily represents emissions relating to fossil fuel combustion within residential homes, which will primarily be in relation to domestic heating and cooking.

DECC also publishes estimates of carbon dioxide emissions on an end-user basis which can be found at:

The most recent estimates available of UK carbon dioxide emissions on an end-user basis are for the 2007 calendar year; this is the most recent year for which we have estimates of emissions by both source and end-user. These were published by DECC as national statistics on 26 March 2009. This publication included a breakdown by end-user sector, which estimated that 142.2 Mt carbon-dioxide came from the residential sector.

On an end-user basis, we would therefore estimate that approximately 45 per cent. of residential carbon dioxide emissions arise from electricity use.

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Charles Hendry

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what expenditure his Department has incurred on its Act on CO 2 campaign in each month since the campaign began. ( 320334 )

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Charles Hendry

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what figures are represented in (a) Chart 19, (b) Chart 20 and (c) Chart 22 of the Analytical Annex to the Low Carbon Transition Plan. ( 320358 )

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Joan Ruddock

Chart 19 shows that the projected increases in household energy bills in 2020 (compared to bills in 2020 where there are no climate change policies) are likely to represent a smaller proportion of income for those in higher income households than for lower income households.

Chart 20 shows that households who take up insulation and renewable energy measures are likely to face much lower increases in their bills in 2020 compared to those who do not. It also shows that for those who do take up measures, the expected increase in energy bills as a share of income is more similar across the income distribution.

Chart 20: Increase in energy bill as a percentage of income for households that take up insulation and renewable energy measures Percentage

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