SOURCE: Automotive IQ
AUTHOR: Peter Els
Image Source: Inside EVs
AUTHOR: Peter Els
Image Source: Inside EVs
Emissions statistics for 2016, published on 6 February 2018 by the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy department, show that for the first time transport has surpassed energy supply as the biggest source of greenhouse gases in the UK.
Transport was responsible for 125.8 million tonnes of carbon dioxide (MtCO2e), up from 123.4 MtCO2e in 2015.
In contrast energy supply pumped out 120.2 MtCO2e, equating to a quarter of total emissions, while transport accounted for 26 per cent.
Responding to the statistics, Friends of the Earth climate campaigner Simon Bullock, said: “Transport secretary Chris Grayling must play catch-up fast – his department can’t continue to crawl along in the slow lane when it comes to tackling climate change.”
Transport was responsible for 125.8 million tonnes of carbon dioxide (MtCO2e), up from 123.4 MtCO2e in 2015.
In contrast energy supply pumped out 120.2 MtCO2e, equating to a quarter of total emissions, while transport accounted for 26 per cent.
Responding to the statistics, Friends of the Earth climate campaigner Simon Bullock, said: “Transport secretary Chris Grayling must play catch-up fast – his department can’t continue to crawl along in the slow lane when it comes to tackling climate change.”