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Reviewing progress

National indicators

Sustainable consumption and production
Climate change and energy

2. Carbon dioxide emissions by end user

CO₂ emissions from business, residential, transport sectors (excluding international aviation and shipping), 1990 to 2007

Business since:	1990		2003
Residential since:	1990		2003
Transport since:	1990		2003

End user emissions include emissions from electricity generation and fuel processing reassigned to consumers. By 2007 the percentage of total carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions accounted for by business, residential users, and the transport sector were 35, 26 and 28 per cent respectively.

Between 1990 and 2007, total CO2 emissions fell by 8 per cent. Much of this decline has come from a reduction in emissions attributable to business which declined by 16 per cent. Emissions attributable to residential users have declined by 9 per cent since 1990, but those attributable to transport have risen by 9 per cent.

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Updated: 30 July 2009

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