UK Climate Change Programme 2006 - JNCC - Defra

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make and on the other hand help people make
more informed travel choices, which will benefit
both them and the environment.
5. And in making a significant contribution to
meeting the Government’s long-term emissions
reduction goals there will also be opportunities
for the transport sector and for UK industry, with
the potential to benefit from domestic and global
demand for innovative products and services
geared towards greener transport.
2004, and would be expected to be 15.6 per
cent above 1990 emissions by 2010 in the
absence of the further measures described in this
chapter. The table below shows the baseline
‘with measures’ projections for transport to 2020.
These projections include the effect of policies
introduced since Kyoto but not the additional
policies and measures in this programme. 1
Potential carbon savings
Greenhouse gas emissions inventory
and projections
6. Transport accounted for about 21 per cent of UK
greenhouse gas emissions in 2004. Carbon
dioxide is the most significant greenhouse gas
emitted from this sector, accounting for over 95
per cent of emissions in 2004. Nitrous oxide is
emitted during the catalytic conversion of vehicle
exhaust, and hydrofluorocarbons are emitted
from vehicle air conditioning systems and
refrigerated transport. Methane is emitted in
small amounts by natural gas powered vehicles.
7. Greenhouse gas emissions from road transport
grew by some 12 per cent between 1990 and
8. The Government appraises all its road schemes
for their environmental impacts, including carbon
dioxide emissions. Beyond this the Government
has a range of policies in place to reduce the
environmental impact of transport and these are
already delivering significant carbon savings.
9. But we want and need to do more, and so this
programme adds a set of carbon-saving policies
including:
• the Renewable Transport Fuels Obligation;
• measures to help people make smarter travel
choices; and
Greenhouse gas emissions from transport, MtC
Gas 1990 1995 2000 2004 2010 2015 2020
Carbon dioxide 39.2 39.8 40.9 43.1 44.8 45.7 45.3
Methane 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1
Nitrous oxide 0.4 0.8 1.3 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9
Total 40.2 41.2 42.6 45.0 46.5 47.5 47.2
Change from 1990 levels 2.3 5.8 11.8 15.6 18.0 17.4
Note: the percentage changes and emission estimates may differ slightly due to rounding
Existing measures
Carbon savings in 2010 (MtC)
Voluntary Agreement package, including reform
of company car taxation and graduated VED 2.3
Wider transport measures 2 0.8
Sustainable distribution (in Scotland) 0.1
Fuel duty escalator 3 1.9
TOTAL 5.1
1 Transport's use of energy including refineries is included in the carbon dioxide estimates given in the table. The estimates also include emissions from
domestic aviation, but not emissions from international aviation which are currently excluded from international target assessments.
2 As set out in 'Transport 2010: The 10 Year Plan for Transport' and built upon in 'The Future of Transport: A network for 2030'.
3 The fuel duty escalator was in place from 1993 to 1999. Carbon savings have been estimated by comparing the level of emissions with the fuel duty
escalator in place with what would have happened had fuel duty been increased annually in line with inflation.