Greenhouse Gas and Acid Rain Precursor Accounts for Ireland 1998-2006
Greenhouse Gas and Acid Rain Precursor Accounts for Ireland are released today in respect of the years 1998 to 2006. These estimates emphasise gas emissions attributable to the main sectors of economic activity and are intended to complement the official estimates provided by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
The emissions of the power generation sector have been reallocated to the sector of final demand based on sources such as the Census of Industrial Production. The results for 2006/2005 may be summarised as follows:
| Economic Sector |
Greenhouse Gases
|
Acid Rain Precursors | ||
|
2006
|
2005
|
2006
|
2005
|
|
|
%
|
%
|
%
|
%
|
|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing |
27.7
|
28.1
|
60.1
|
58.1
|
| Fuel, Water, Power (FPW) |
1.6
|
1.9
|
1.0
|
1.4
|
| Industry (excl. FPW) |
20.8
|
20.5
|
13.9
|
14.5
|
| Transport * |
19.9
|
18.7
|
11.8
|
11.0
|
| Services (excl. Transport) |
13.0
|
13.8
|
5.2
|
6.3
|
| Residential |
17.0
|
17.0
|
8.0
|
8.7
|
|
100.0
|
100.0
|
100.0
|
100.0
|
|
| Official total estimates (kilo-tonnes) |
68,550
|
69,224
|
352
|
367
|
|
* Includes both the transport sector and road transport activities carried out in * Includes domestic air transport only (no international flights). |
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The full statistical release, available only electronically, can be downloaded from the Central Statistics Office at: http://www.cso.ie/releasespublications/pr_ggarpacc1998-2006.htm
For further information contact:
Mark Davis
Central Statistics Office, Ardee Road, Rathmines, Dublin 6.
Phone: 01-498 4208
LoCall: 1890 313 414
E-Mail:mark.davis@cso.ie
07 November 2008
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