Where do Britain's carbon emissions come from?

The energy white paper promises to transform the way we live. This data shows how we consume energy now
Roll over lines to reveal data. If you ever wanted evidence of Britain's decline as a coal burning, manufacturing nation and transformation into a car-based consumer society which depends on others for our goods, this is it.
The data shows that overall carbon dioxide emissions, which are linked clearly to industrial output, have declined from 684 to 542m tonnes in the last 40 years (nearly 30%). But in that time transport emissions have nearly doubled, emissions in homes have risen significantly and agriculture and industry have reduced by nearly 30%. Some of that is because engines have become more eficient, but mostly it's because we dont make thinks and we have switched from coal to gas to heat our homes and offices.
But come back in 40 years time, and you should see far more dramatic changes. In today's energy white paper, Britain sets out sector by sector exactly how it plans to reduce its carbon emissions by 34% in just 11 years, and by 80% by 2050. No other country has tried to do so much in so short a time. In that time, industry will have to decarbonise by more than 50%, transport by even more and all homes by at least 30%. It will be a revolution that is certain to affect every home, action and industrial process, and will proundly change the way we work and travel.