The Government has published statistics for the 2006 Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions at Local Authority and Government Office Region level.

The figures represent all UK emissions allocated to Local Authority areas on an end-user basis, incorporating all business, household and transport emissions, so that they are distributed according to the location of energy consumption.

Up until now these statistics have been "experimental" but this is the first year that allows a meaningful year on year comparison of CO2 emissions in local areas.


Local Authorities have risen to the challenge of climate change as demonstrated by the widespread commitment to include climate change targets in their Local Area Agreements (LAAs). Significantly, the majority of LAAs contain targets against National Indicator 186 on reducing per capita emissions of CO2 in their areas, of between four and 15% of the 2005 baseline.

Climate Change Minister Phil Woolas said: "Climate change is a global issue, but the only way to fight it effectively is if people make positive choices and work together to make a difference in their local community. Local Authorities are not only ideally placed to enable this positive work, but also, through their own hard work and dedication, are able to set a good example through their own actions. "We are already beginning to see the fight against climate change becoming a part of our daily lives, and it is Local Authorities who are making this happen by putting infrastructure in place to make green actions the easy choice as well as the right choice."

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