Key Scottish Environment Statistics 2014
This publication aims to provide an easily accessible reference document which offers information on a wide range of environmental topics. It covers key datasets on the state of the environment in Scotland, with an emphasis on the trends over time wherever possible. The data are supplemented by text providing brief background information on environmental impacts, relevant legislation and performance against national and international targets.
Background - Footnotes
1) Population estimates are rebased with each census to ensure a consistent time series. Estimates for 2002 to 2010 were revised using information from the 2011 Census. The population estimates from 2011 onwards are all based on the 2011 Census.
2) National Records of Scotland (2014). Population Projections of Scotland (2012-based).
3) National Records Scotland (2014). Household Projections for Scotland (2012 based).
4) The estimates from the Scottish Government's Quarterly GDP Publication measure GDP at basic prices, also referred to as Gross Value Added (GVA), which does not account for taxes or subsidies on products. The GDP index is produced in constant (2011) prices, meaning that the effect of price changes is removed from the estimates, and is seasonally adjusted.
5) Includes wind, wave, solar power, thermal renewables and hydroelectric (natural flow).
6) Pumped storage is not a renewable source of energy because it uses electricity produced by other means to create a store of hydrological power.
7) Scottish Government (2009). Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009.
8) The amount of electricity generated minus net exports (but including losses).
9) The Scottish Government has set a target for renewable sources to generate the equivalent of 100% of Scotland's gross annual electricity consumption by 2020, with a new interim target of 50% set for 2015.
10) National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory (2013). Air Quality Pollutant Inventories for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland: 1990 - 2011
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