Greenhouse Gas emissions associated with UK consumption
CO2 is the main greenhouse gas, accounting for about three quarters of total UK consumption
greenhouse gas emissions in 2011. The UK‟s total carbon footprint includes the other greenhouse
gases3
and this has decreased by about 14 per cent between 1997 and 2011. These estimates are
less robust than estimates for CO2 only, largely because of inherent uncertainties in the estimation
of non-CO2 emissions. Therefore these statistics are currently classified as experimental statistics.