Estimates of the projected annual emissions of carbon dioxide to 2010 are shown in the following tables for (a) the UK and (b) the EU. The reductions shown are relative to 1990 levels and for the UK exclude the impact of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme. However, there are no figures available for the EU without inclusion of the impact of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme, therefore those presented include this.
Million tonnes CO2 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 UK CO2 emissions, central assumption without ETS 592.4 599.1 582.0 567.1 559.3 549.8 571.0 548.1 549.9 540.3 548.6 Percentage CO2 emissions reduction w/out EU ETS relative to base year of 1990 n/a 1.1 -1.8 -4.3 -5.6 -7.2 -3.6 -7.5 -7.2 -8.8 -7.4
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 UK CO2 emissions, central assumption without ETS 559.4 542.7 554.7 555.1 555.2 554.5 543.7 541.3 534.2 528.2 Percentage CO2 emissions reduction w/out EU ETS relative to base year of 1990 -5.6 -8.4 -6.4 -6.3 -6.3 -6.4 -8.2 -8.6 -9.8 -10.8 Source: UEP 2008, DECC
GIGA tonnes CO2 Region 1990 2000 2006 2020 EU emissions with ETS according to IEA Reference Scenario 4.04 3.80 3.94 3.95 Percentage CO2 emissions reduction with EU ETS (relative to base year of 1990 n/a -5.9 -2.5 -2.2 Source: IEA ‘World Energy Outlook’, 2008