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The areas of the boxes show how each sector contributes to the UK’s total of 595 MtCO2 in 2005. We’ve included international aviation and shipping. Source: BERR/Friends of the Earth.

the UK’s emissions. Industry and domestic consumers alike How we heat our rely mainly on oil and gas. Total demand for heat energy is homes falling slightly, partly thanks to improvements in efficiency. And despite the recent trend towards coal, the switch to gas that has been happening since the 1970s means that carbon emissions from heat generation have been falling. In our homes, gas is the main source of energy – and domestic use is rising slowly.

How we heat our homes

Source: BERR

Carbon emissions from industry (2002)