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to 0.8 per cent. During the same period, total GGE from the transport sector increased from 7.75 per cent to 12.8 per cent. So, it is clear to see that buses and coaches make up only a small amount of the total GGE in the UK and that has only increased marginally in the last 17 years. 62 Percentage of the Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the UK 1990 - 2006 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 % 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 1990 1995 2000 2005 Year Transport Sector Buses & Coaches Figure 5.1: Percentage of Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions in UK 1990 - 2006 In real terms buses and coaches total GGE has increased from 5,052 thousand tonnes of CO 2 equivalent in 1990 to 5,655 in 2006, an increase of 11.9%. Whereas the transport sector total GGE has increased from 62,753 thousand tonnes of CO 2 equivalent in 1990 to 92,869 in 2006, an increase of 48 per cent. So buses and coaches GGE impact has been increasing at a slower rate in comparison to the overall transport sector, which itself has seen a marked increase. 63 EA Economic Sector 1990 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Code Buses & coaches as a % of 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 0.8% total UK emissions Transport sector as a % of total UK emissions 7.75% 11.3% 11.8% 12.2% 12.5% 13.2% 13.5% 12.8% Table 5.1: Buses and coaches and their contribution to the total GGE 62 www.statistics.gov.uk/statbase/Expodata/Spreadsheets/D5695.xls 63 www.statistics.gov.uk/statbase/Expodata/Spreadsheets/D5695.xls 69
Total Greenhouse Gases by Buses & Coaches 1990 - 2006 thousand tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent 7000 6000 5000 4000 3000 2000 1000 0 1990 1995 2000 2005 Year Figure 5.2: Total Greenhouse Gases by Buses and Coaches 1990 -2006 In 2006 bus and coaches accounted for 6.1% of the total GGE of the transport sector, while in 1990 it accounted for 8 per cent of the total GGE of the transport sector. So the contribution of buses and coaches to the transport sector total GGE has decreased by 1.9%. 64 EA Economic Sector 1990 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Code 64 Buses and coaches 5052 4662 4408 4889 4935 4774 5377 5655 Total transport industry 62763 83167 87542 88158 91515 96727 99537 92869 % of total UK transport emissions 8.0% 5.6% 5.0% 5.5% 5.4% 4.9% 5.4% 6.1% Table 5.2: Buses and coaches and their contribution to the total GGE for the Transport Industry Clearly, it can be seen that buses and coaches are not the main GGE perpetrator in the UK transport sector. In fact, when some people take a bus or a coach rather than drive in individual cars, we can all benefit from cleaner air. You may hear people complain about the exhausts that buses and coaches produce. But from the perspective of the community as a whole, the real issue is the per-mile difference in emissions between bus and coach travel and car travel. A bus and a coach do produce more exhaust than a car, but it also transports more people. In net terms, bus and coach travel reduces air pollution. Although, as an aside, we would note that it is our perception that the anticollective nature of ownership of public transport provision directly collides with its ostensible collective role. It is our experience that, in general and with honourable exceptions, many operators place a low priority on the costs of quality maintenance of both their vehicles and their staff. 64 www.statistics.gov.uk/statbase/Expodata/Spreadsheets/D5695.xls 70
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