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The Environment in your Pocket 2007

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Content for 2007 edition
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Public attitudes and behaviours
Public attitudes and behaviours toward the environment 7
Issues that the Government should be dealing with: 1986-2007 10
Attitudes towards the environment and climate change: 2007 11
Wasteful behaviour: 2007 12
Environmentally friendly behaviour: 2007 13
Recycling of different materials: 1993-200714
Pressures on the environment
Population estimates and projections, by age group: 1971-2036 15
Household estimates and projections, by household type: 2004-2029 16
Distance driven, fuel use and emissions from private car transport: 1996-2005 17
Fuel used for electricity generation: 1990-2006 18
Electricity generated by renewable sources: 1996-200619
Energy consumption per household, by end use: 1990-2004 20
Greenhouse gas emissions from the food chain: 2004 21
Serious pollution incidents affecting water, air and land: 1993-200622
Climate change
Climate change and greenhouse gases 23
Average surface temperature: 1772-2006 24
Rainfall and temperature in England and Wales: 1845-2006 25
Sea level rise at selected sites: 1850-2006 26
EU greenhouse gas emissions compared with Kyoto Protocol target: 1990-2012 27
Emissions of greenhouse gases: 1990-2006 28
Carbon dioxide emissions, by end user: 1990-2005 29
Nitrous oxide emissions, by source: 1990-2005 30
Global atmosphere
Maximum area of the Antarctic ozone hole: 1979-2006 31
Air Quality
Air quality and some important air pollutants32
Annual levels of particles and ozone in the air: 1987-2006*33
Days when air pollution is moderate or higher: 1987-200634
Particulate (PM10) emissions, by source: 1980-200535
Sulphur dioxide emissions, by source and targets: 1980-200536
Emissions of Nitrogen oxides, by source and target: 1980-2005 37
Inland Water
Biological river water quality: 1990-200638
Chemical river water quality: 1990-200639
Nitrate and Phosphate concentrations in rivers: 1995-200640
Abstractions for the public water supply from surface water and groundwater, by region: 200541
Water supply and leakage: 1994/5-2006/742
Drinking water quality: 1995-200643
Properties at risk of flooding: 2006*44
Coastal and Marine Waters
Compliance with mandatory and guideline bathing water standards: 1988-2006 45
Compliance with guideline bathing water standards, by region: 1995 and 2006 46
North Sea fish stocks and stocks of North East Atlantic mackerel: 1964-2005 47
Fish stocks around the UK at full reproductive capacity and harvested sustainably: 1990-2005 48
Radioactivity
Radioactive waste stocks: 1986-2004 49
Discharges from the nuclear industry: 1983-2005 50
Waste and Recycling
Household waste and recycling: 1995/6-2005/6 51
Green and dry recycling rates for household waste: 1996/7-2005/6 52
Biodegradable municipal waste landfilled and targets: 2001/2-2020 53
Municipal waste management in the EU: 2005 54
Packaging waste arisings and projections: 1999-2010 55
Land
Agricultural and forestry land use: 1996–2006* 56
Agri-environment schemes: 1992-2006 57
Area of woodland: 1924–2006 58
SSSI habitats in favourable or recovering condition, by sector: 2003-2006 59
Change in countryside character: 1999-2003 60
New homes built on previously developed land: 1989-2006* 61
Wildlife
Status of priority species and habitats in the UK: 2002-2005* 62
Population of wild birds: 1970–2006 63
Population of wild birds, by region: 1994-2005 64
Changes in moth populations in northern and southern Britain: 1968-2002 65
Spending on biodiversity: 2000/1-2005/6 66
Explanatory notes
* items marked with an asterisk are indicators supporting the UK Government Sustainable Development Strategy
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