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Mapping the Big Green Challenge 37shows the most popular fuel to be biomass, although many of the proposals listed more than onepotential power source:No. of proposals including residential renewable59heat/micro-generationNo of these not specifying the power source 18Number of detailed measures in remaining proposalsBiomass 22Wind power 17Solar water heating 13Photovoltaic generation 10The transport modal shift measures included using bicycles, walking or public transport as areplacement for cars – air travel was mentioned specifically in only three proposals, and eco-drivingin just two.Broadly speaking, the measures selected by BG Challengers correspond to government prioritiesregarding climate change, by focussing on energy use in buildings and transport. The Committee onClimate Change Report (2008) provides an analysis of the relative emissions from different end usesectors (figure 4, page xxiii, Executive Summary). A slightly modified version 9 of this is reproduced aspart of the chart below (the bars represent figures from the Committee’s report) with the proportionof BGC proposals which address these sectors superimposed (represented by the line).Chart 14 – Focus of carbon reduction measures compared with UK 2006 emissions by DECC EndUser sector25030%20026%24%25%150100500211180%156 15817%5211%5%2217%20%15%10%5%0%MtCO2eProportion ofProposals9 The CCC report includes the categories ‘public’ and ‘export’. These are broadly excluded by the terms ofthe BGC so have been omitted here. The agriculture category includes BGC ideas which addressed foodissues.Appleby Ltd July 2009