Official report blows hole in Government's record on Carbon emissions
The Liberal Democrats will today challenge the Environment Secretary in the House of Commons over an official report claiming that there have been no reductions in UK carbon dioxide emissions since 1990 if measured on the basis of 'environmental accounts'. A National Audit Office (NAO) report shows that if the UK's greenhouse gas emissions are measured on a comprehensive basis including items such as aviation, shipping and the contribution of UK residents' greenhouse gas emissions overseas, CO2 emissions have not fallen since 1990. The NAO report also finds that the UK will struggle to meet its carbon reduction targets by domestic action alone, and is likely to rely on buying in carbon reductions from other countries over the next decade.
