No improvement in cutting greenhouse gas emissions

A shift from natural gas to coal, driven by global energy prices, produced a large increase in greenhouse gas emissions in the electricity generation sector during 2013

That rise was offset by a drop in emissions in land use compared with the previous year. In 2012 forest fires had led to a surge in emissions. In the waste sector there was also a notable reduction in emissions from landfill. 

Overall Northern Ireland’s 2013 greenhouse gas emissions are

estimated at 22 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent, similar to 2012 and only a small increase (1.2%) on the 2011 estimate.

http://www.doeni.gov.uk/ghg-inventory-statistical-bulletin-2013-infographic.pdf.


The largest sources of emissions in 2013 are agriculture (29%), transport and energy supply (both making up 18% each) and residential (13%). All sectors, except for transport, show a decreasing trend since the base year with the greatest decreases in emissions observed in the energy supply and waste sectors (decreasing by around 1.3 and 1.1 million tonnes respectively).



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