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Agriculture, food, drink and tradeBack to top
| Added: 15.02.08 |
UNEP Online Clearinghouse for National SCP Programmes
The United Nations Environment Programme has set up an online database providing information on approximately 30 existing national Sustainable Consumption and Production programmes, initiatives in their final stages of development and UNEP demonstration projects. UNEP has compiled this clearinghouse for participating countries to communicate knowledge regarding the development, implementation and monitoring of SCP programmes in an effort to foster their continual improvement. You can visit the site here. |
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The HM Revenue and Customs website holds data on UK imports and exports. See the UK Tradenfo website. |
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European Environment Agency |
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European Commission (Eurostat) |
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For UK statistics on agriculture and trade, see Agriculture in the United Kingdom,and Basic Horticultural Statistics. (Both published by Defra.) |
Carbon offsetting Back to top
| Added: 28.03.08 |
Comparing carbon offset standards: report published
WWF Germany, the Stockholm Environment Institute and Tricorona have jointly published a report on the role of the voluntary carbon offset market. It provides an overview and guide to the most important currently available standards, using the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) as a benchmark. The report compares the standards side-by-side and outlines the most pertinent aspects of each. The evaluated standards are:
Clean Development Mechanism (CDM); Gold Standard (GS); Voluntary Carbon Standard 2007 (VCS 2007); VER+; Voluntary Offset Standard (VOS); Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX); Climate, Community & Biodiversity Standards (CCBS); Plan Vivo System; ISO 14064-2; GHG Protocol for Project Accounting
You can download the report here. |
EnergyBack to top
Food consumption, production and supplyBack to top
| Added: 25.01.08 |
$100 a Barrel of Oil: Impacts on the sustainability of food supply in the UK
Published by the Sustainable Development Commission, a new study undertaken by ADAS, starting with the premise that oil prices reach $100/barrel of oil, explores:
- The direct impact of increased energy prices upon UK farm businesses, with consideration to the potential for a change in farm practice.
- The wider impact of increased energy prices on the UK food supply chain, and hence the competitiveness of the UK agricultural industry.
You can download the report here.
An FCRN summary is available here.
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For the UK: Family Food survey provides historical data on food purchased for household and out of home consumption in the UK. |
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The Food Standards Agency carries out detailed surveys of recorded food intake (as opposed to food purchases) – the National Diet and Food Survey. Annual surveys of consumer attitudes to food can be found here. |
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For international data: see the Food and Agricultural Organisation's statistical pages. There are databases here on nutrition, agricultural production and trade etc. |
Greenhouse gas emissionsBack to top
| Added: 24.04.08 |
UK Defra statistics show GHG emissions continue to fall
Provisional statistics published in 2008 for total UK greenhouse gas emissions for 2007 showed a drop of two per cent over the previous year, with 639.4 million tonnes carbon dioxide equivalent, down from 652.3 million tonnes in 2006. They also show that in 2007, UK net emissions of CO2 were provisionally estimated to be 543.7 million tonnes. This was two per cent lower than the 2006 figure of 554.5 million tonnes. The decrease in CO2 emissions resulted from fuel switching from coal to natural gas for electricity generation, combined with lower fossil fuel consumption by households and industry.
Note that these are figures for UK production related GHG emissions. See mailing of 17 March which gives links to reports finding that if a consumption oriented approach (which includes the embedded emissions in the goods and services we import and excludes those we export) is adopted, emissions are not only higher than reported, but are rising.
You can read the Defra press release here. |
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The UK Greenhouse Gas Inventory National System website contains data on greenhouse gas emissions for each sector. This information is reported annually to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
View the latest submissions to the UNFCCC here.
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For European data on climate change and emissions the European Environment Agency is a good source of information. Follow the links on the left hand side of the page for relevant reports and data etc. |
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The European Community's initial report under the Kyoto Protocol establishes the assigned amount of emissions permitted for Europe under the Kyoto Protocol for the period 2008-2012. It also contains an inventory of EU emissions in aggregate, on an individual country basis and by industry sector. See also the EEA website and the Climate change section on this website |
| Added: 07.02.08 |
UK GHG emissions statistics
Figures released by Defra on 31 January 2008 show that the UK’s carbon dioxide emissions “stayed virtually the same” in 2006, dropping by just 0.1% to 554.5 million tonnes CO2. Overall greenhouse gases fell by 0.5% on the year before.
Emissions from the domestic sector fell by 5% while those from business dropped 1.5%. But CO2 emission from the energy supply sector rose 1.5% and from transport by 1.3%. Between 1990 and 2006, emissions from aviation have more than doubled. While emissions from domestic flights fell by 2.8%, this was cancelled out by a 1.5% rise in emissions from international aviation, due to more flights, but these are excluded from the figures.
Friends of the Earth said the figures would be 6% higher if emissions from international flights were included, which it estimates at 35 million tonnes in 2006. It urged the government to include these emissions in the Climate Change Bill (passing through the House of Lords in early 2008).
For more information see the Defra news release here, or its statistics page. |
TransportBack to top
| Added: 6.11.07 |
Defra food transport statistics
Defra published its 2007 food transport statistics in October 2007. Compared with 2006, food air freight kilometres have increased by 31%. Food transport related CO2 overall has increased by 5%.
Read the statistics here.
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The Department for Transport's Transport Statistics are a useful source of information. |
WasteBack to top
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