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Sustainable consumption and production
Climate change and energy

12. Public sector

CO2, NOx emissions and output, 1990 to 2007

Public sector

CO2 emissions since:
1990
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2003
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NOx emissions since: 1990 green 2003 green
  • The public sector generates about 16 per cent of UK Gross Value Added (monetary output), employs a quarter of workers, and produces 5 per cent of UK carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.
  • Public sector GVA rose by 38 per cent between 1990 and 2007. CO2 emissions from the sector’s energy use and nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions, fell by 29 per cent and 44 per cent respectively.

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Updated: 30 July 2009