Departmental Carbon Emissions

Mr. Weir
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs what estimate she has made of the total carbon emission from her Department's buildings in each year since 1997.

Ms Harman
My Department’s estimated carbon emissions from 1997 are tabled as follows. The reduction in total carbon emissions between 1999-2000 and 2000-001 represents a change in method of reporting.

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|         |Emissions measured in tC|
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|1996-97  |20.043                  |
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|1997-98  |20.261                  |
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|1998-99  |20.731                  |
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|1999-2000|19.093                  |
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|2000-01  |12.800                  |
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|2002-03  |12.200                  |
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|2003-04  |13.200                  |
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|2004-05  |14.300                  |
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|2005-06  |15.000                  |
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