Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Emission Estimates
2008
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Introduction
Latest figures released by the Department for Energy and Climate
Change show a year on year decrease in both the total and per person
CO2 emissions in Lincolnshire in 2008, continuing the trend since 2005.
The figures are broken down into four sectors; Industrial and
Commercial, Domestic, Road Transport, and ‘Land use, Land Use
Change and Forestry’ (LULUCF).
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In the county, Lincoln had the lowest emissions per person with 6.0
tonnes whereas South Kesteven had the highest at 8.4.
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Lincolnshire has reached its lowest recorded emissions with 7.5
tonnes per person (compared with 8.0 in 2005) which is well below
the East Midlands and England average of 8.6 and 8.0 respectively.
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Publish date:
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Within the county, Boston had the lowest total annual carbon
emissions (456 Kilotonnes) whereas South Kesteven had the highest
emission levels (1100 Kilotonnes).
Carbon Dioxide Emissions 2005 to 2008
Lincolnshire
East Midlands
England
10.0
Per Capita Emissions (t)
9.5
9.0
8.5
8.0
7.5
7.0
2005
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Carbon Emissions by Districts and Factors in 2008 (Kilotonnes)
Local
Industrial
Authority
and
District
Commercial
(LAD)
Domestic
Road
LULUCF*
Transport
Total
Population
Per Capita
('000s,
Emissions
mid-year
(tonnes)
estimate)
Boston
175
141
131
9
456
59.1
7.7
East
Lindsey
317
341
305
45
1,008
140.8
7.2
Lincoln
266
194
65
2
528
88.0
6.0
263
238
235
42
779
105.0
7.4
275
193
192
17
678
83.9
8.1
414
300
338
48
1,100
130.5
8.4
199
225
221
51
695
88.3
7.9
North
Kesteven
South
Holland
South
Kesteven
West
Lindsey
Lincolnshire
1,911
1,632
1,486
214
5,244
695.6
7.5
East
Midlands
16,933
10,230
10,630
453
38,245
4,429.4
8.6
England
179,859
122,025
108,527
3,552
413,963
51,464.6
8.0
* Land use, land use change and forestry
% Decrease in Total CO2 Emissions 2005-2008
The largest average reduction in
CO2 emissions can be seen in East
Lindsey which was mainly due to the
sharp decrease in Industrial and
Commercial emissions from 350 to
317 Kilotonnes (9%).
There was no reduction in LULUCF
emissions in South Kesteven since
2005.
Overall, Lincolnshire has seen an
average year-on-year decrease of
1.1% which is below the England
average decrease of 1.4%.
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2008 Total Emissions (tonnes Carbon Dioxide per capita) by district
Emissions of CO2
per capita by Local
Authority (Tonnes)
West
Lindsey
East
Lindsey
Lincoln
North
Kesteven
Boston
South
Kesteven
South
Holland
Some points to note:
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The carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) estimates have generally been apportioned on an ‘end
user’ basis. This means some emissions may have been attributed to locations of
consumption rather than their production. An example might be users of electricity being
attributed with a proportion of the emissions of a power station. In this way, the CO2
emissions estimates encourage people to ‘think locally to act globally’, and so to act
responsibly on environmental issues.
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Whilst figures for Lincolnshire have been calculated and shown in the tables above, the figures
for the local authority district areas are the intended focus of the estimates. However, these
emissions figures are not suitable for making performance comparisons across local
authorities, because circumstances may differ within local authority areas regarding the origins
of emissions and their relative changeability. This may be particularly true of industrial and
commercial activities. Comparisons can however be made for any particular local authority
between different years.
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Although carbon dioxide is a principal greenhouse gas, CO2 emissions are not generally a
pollutant affecting population health locally. Hence the carbon dioxide emissions estimates
are not intended to be used to monitor local air pollution potentially affecting health. Other
kinds of air pollution monitoring data would be more appropriate for that purpose.
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As one might expect, the carbon dioxide emissions figures per person for the East Midlands
are generally higher than for local authority areas in Lincolnshire, possibly reflecting the
region’s higher average levels of Industry and Commercial activities.
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Regarding Road Transport, the carbon dioxide emissions estimates show the East Midlands
as having higher per person road transport emissions than most of Lincolnshire’s local
authority districts. This might seem somewhat unusual, since Lincolnshire is a mainly rural
county with a large yet relatively dispersed population. The figures nonetheless include
estimates for road types, lengths and the kind of vehicles travelling on them. A more detailed
breakdown shows the East Midlands estimates contain motorway emissions.
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Lincoln district is showing the lowest per person Domestic CO2 emissions. Amongst the factors
influencing this figure could be that it is a mainly urban area, so having a higher average
temperature than rural areas, meaning homes in Lincoln may be generally less difficult to heat.
Notes on Definitions and Sources of Carbon Emissions Estimates
According to the DECC, the activity data used to produce these estimates come from four
main sources:
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DECC sub-national gas and electricity consumption statistics;
Point source emissions from large industrial installations;
High resolution (1 km²) emissions distribution maps developed under the NAEI
programme;
Land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF) regional data supplied by the
Centre of Ecology and Hydrology (CEH).
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Source: National statistics - 2008 Local Authority carbon dioxide emissions
Available from: Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC), Statistics about Climate
Change: http://www.decc.gov.uk/en/content/cms/statistics/climate_change/climate_change.aspx
Please also note that these carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions estimates may differ in their
methodology from the estimates shown in the annual Community Health Profiles for Lincolnshire
and each of its local authority districts. (The annual Community Health Profiles are available on the
LRO). Further information about the methodology of the estimates used in the Community Health
Profiles is available from APHO, at: http://www.apho.org.uk/default.aspx?QN=HP_USERGUIDE
Carbon footprints weblink (includes a carbon footprint calculator):
http://www.epic-lincolnshire.org/my-carbon-footprint/
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Indexing 2010
Drivers for Change
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Business and Industry
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Crime & Safety
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Deprivation
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Economy
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Education, Skills and Training 11.
Environment
Health and Care
Housing
Labour Market
Population
Unemployment
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