For last year the UK delivered a net reduction in CO2 of 0.01%. The Uk is still on target to meet its Kyoto target as reductions in other greenhouse gases with higher CO2 equivalence ratios fell. But significantly domestic carbon usage was down 4% but electricity generation was up 1.5% ( this reflects the high costs of gas versus coal, one would expect this figure to come down if fuel switching between the dark and spark spread was made more viable.)

Domestic users did reduce their CO2 output significantly but transport increased by 1.5% this is likely to continue with new airport runways and road building projects already in the pipeline.

What it shows most starkly is that the governments target of a 60% reduction by 2050 is very unrealistic, at this rate of reduction it will take us until 2608 to achieve a 60% target!