The following table shows CO2 emissions per unit of energy consumed, and total emissions, from fuels in the domestic sector.
The second column refers to emissions per unit energy consumed, in kilograms of carbon dioxide per gigajoule (GJ), and the third column contains total UK emissions from the use of the corresponding fuel in the domestic sector, in million tonnes of carbon dioxide. The data include emissions associated with the fuel production, for example at power stations, refineries, and in the transportation of wood fuel.
The data in the table refer to the geographical coverage of the United Kingdom.
Fuel Emissions per unit of energy consumed (kgCO2/GJ) including emissions associated with production Total emissions including emissions associated with production (MtCO2) Burning oil1 75.40 8.16 Wood2 6.94 0.06 Coal 82.59 0.76 Anthracite 89.18 0.953 Electricity 146.27 61.30 Natural gas 52.26 71.84 LPG 66.72 0.98 1 The UK GHG inventory reports the use of domestic kerosene under burning oil, following the classification used by the DTI. 2 Wood figures include the effect of absorption of CO2 during the lifetime of the tree.