Consumption-based GHG emission accounting: a UK case study

Figures & data

Figure 1 UK GHG emissions, 1990–2009

Figure 2 UK consumption-based GHG emissions by origin, 1990–2009

Figure 3 Comparison of UK consumption-based CO₂ emissions

Figure 4 Uncertainty associated with UK consumption-based CO₂ emissions

Figure 5 Projection of UK consumption-based GHG emissions to 2050

Figure 6 Growth differences between consumption-based and territorial-based CO₂ emissions from 1990 for China, India, and industrial nations in the top ten emitters

Figure 7 Origin of CO₂e emissions to satisfy UK consumption in 2007

Figure 8 Percentage of GHG emissions in the UK associated with different groups

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