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Publication - Statistics

Scottish Greenhouse Gas Emissions 2013

Published
9 June 2015
ISBN
9781785444500

This publication provides estimates of greenhouse gas emissions in Scotland for the years 1990 to 2013.

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Footnotes

1. The Baseline Period uses 1990 for carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide and 1995 for hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, sulphur hexafluoride and nitrogen trifluoride

2. IPCC's 4th Assessment Report:
http://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar4/

3. https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/energy-trends-december-2014-special-feature-article-electricity-generation-and-supply-figures-for-scotland-wales-northern-ireland-and-england-2

4. https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/295522/qep314.xls

5. Unlike for other source sectors, downward changes to net emissions from forestry are presented as a positive percentage change. This is because forestry causes a net removal of emissions

6. Unlike for other source sectors, downward changes to net emissions from forestry are presented as a positive percentage change. This is because forestry causes a net removal of emissions

7. Scottish Transport Statistics 2013:
http://www.transportscotland.gov.uk/statistics/scottish-transport-statistics-no-33-datasets-6495

8. Source Met Office:
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/pub/data/weather/uk/climate/datasets/Tmean/date/Scotland.txt

9. Source Met Office:
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/pub/data/weather/uk/climate/datasets/Tmean/date/Scotland.txt

10. http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2015/189/contents/made

11. The Climate Change (Annual Targets) (Scotland) Order 2010, SSI 2010 no. 359:
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2010/359/contents/made

12. The Climate Change (Annual Targets) (Scotland) Order 2011, SSI 2011 no. 353:
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2011/353/contents/made

13. The Climate Change (Limit on Carbon Units) (Scotland) Order 2010, SSI 2010 no. 217:
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2010/217/contents/made

14. The Climate Change (Limit on Carbon Units) (Scotland) Order 2011, SSI 2011 no. 440:
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2011/440/contents/made

15. http://naei.defra.gov.uk/reports/reports?report_id=810

16. IPCC's 4th Assessment Report:
http://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar4/

Contact

Email: Martin Macfie

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