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An interesting graph on Carbon Reduction I came across. This is provisional data from March 2018, so there may be an updated version around somewhere. The first is the sector mix in uk greenhouse gas emissions. I had not twigged that it was nearly half since 1990. In my head I thought perhaps a little more than a third. The main caveat is that this excludes 'outsourced emissions' eg manufacturing moving to China. There is an interesting discussion thread. The numbers in the graph are sourced from the latest Govt stats. https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/provisional-uk-greenhouse-gas-emissions-national-statistics-2017 The main conclusions I draw from this is that the sectors needing to make a really significant contibution to reduction next are Transport and Housing. In Housing that imo mainly means grasping the nettle of the the older (pre-2000?) owner occupied stock (regime already in place for Private Rental must be EPC-C by 2030 so more change difficult to assess; not sure about older Council Housing but it has had money thrown at it and has better reported standard). In transport that means electric powered by renewables and in my dreams effective cycling infrastructure, and perhaps things being done with air travel and public transport. I have not seen numbers for public transport. Thoughts? Ferdinand
