Scottish Greenhouse Gas Emissions 2014

Footnotes

1. The Baseline Period uses 1990 for carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide and 1995 for hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, sulphur hexafluoride and nitrogen trifluoride

2. IPCC's 4th Assessment Report: http://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar4/

3. https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/energy-trends-december-2015-special-feature-article-electricity-generation-and-supply-figures-for-scotland-wales-northern-ireland-and-england-2

4. https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/295522/qep314.xls

5. Unlike for other source sectors, downward changes to net emissions from forestry are presented as a positive percentage change. This is because forestry causes a net removal of emissions

6. Unlike for other source sectors, upward changes to net emissions from forestry are presented as a negative percentage change. This is because forestry causes a net removal of emissions

7. Source Met Office: http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/pub/data/weather/uk/climate/datasets/Tmean/date/Scotland.txt

8. Source Met Office: http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/pub/data/weather/uk/climate/datasets/Tmean/date/Scotland.txt

9. Unlike for other source sectors, downward changes to net emissions from forestry are presented as a positive percentage change. This is because forestry causes a net removal of emissions.

10. http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2016/46/contents/made

11. http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2009/12/2009-08-05

12. Carbon units that are counted as credits reduce the level of the NSEA compared with source emissions.

Carbon units that are counted as debits increase the level of the NSEA compared with source emissions.

13. The Climate Change (Annual Targets) (Scotland) Order 2010, SSI 2010 no. 359: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2010/359/contents/made

14. The Climate Change (Annual Targets) (Scotland) Order 2011, SSI 2011 no. 353: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2011/353/contents/made

15. The Climate Change (Limit on Carbon Units) (Scotland) Order 2010, SSI 2010 no. 217: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2010/217/contents/made

16. The Climate Change (Limit on Carbon Units) (Scotland) Order 2011, SSI 2011 no. 440: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2011/440/contents/made

17. Unlike for other source sectors, downward changes to net emissions from forestry are presented as a positive percentage change. This is because forestry causes a net removal of emissions.

18. http://naei.defra.gov.uk/reports/reports?report_id=894

19. https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/quality-assurance-tools-and-guidance-in-decc

20. http://www.ipcc-nggip.iges.or.jp/public/2006gl/

21. http://www.ghgplatform.org.uk/

22. http://www.ipcc-nggip.iges.or.jp/public/2006gl/

23. http://naei.defra.gov.uk/reports/reports?section_id=2

24. Unlike for other source sectors, downwards revisions to net emissions from forestry are presented as a positive percentage change. This is because forestry causes a net removal of emissions.

25. Annex 1 countries are required to submit information on their national greenhouse gas inventories annually to the UNFCCC.