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| UK greenhouse emissions show rise | UK greenhouse emissions show rise |
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| The UK's carbon emissions rose by 1.25% last year, according to provisional government data, but Britain remains on course to meet its Kyoto Protocol goal. | |
| The main reason was a move from gas to coal for electricity generation. | The main reason was a move from gas to coal for electricity generation. |
| Emissions of all greenhouse gases in the Kyoto deal were up about 0.5%, but are still below the target of a 12.5% cut from 1990 by the period 2008-2012. | |
| Environmental groups say the rise shows Britain is making little real progress on cutting carbon dioxide emissions. | |
| And Environment Secretary David Miliband said it demonstrated the need for increased action on climate change. | |
| The UK produced total greenhouse emissions of 658.10 million tonnes CO2 equivalent last year. This was down about 15% from the 1990 figure of 775.20 million tonnes. | The UK produced total greenhouse emissions of 658.10 million tonnes CO2 equivalent last year. This was down about 15% from the 1990 figure of 775.20 million tonnes. |
| Carbon dioxide output rose from 544.2 million tonnes in 2005 to 560.6 million tonnes in 2006, a significant rise compared to previous years. | |
| The nation's CO2 output is now only 5.25% below the 1990 figure which is used as the baseline for the main Kyoto Protocol gases. | |