Transport emissions up 34% since 1990

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• Between 1990 and 2008, transport emissions increased by 34% while emissions from other sectors decreased by 14%. Compared with 2007 transport emissions decreased by 1.6% and those of other sectors by 2.2%.
• Consequently, the share of transport in total emissions rose further from 28 to 29%; in 1990 the share of transport was 21%;
• Emissions from international aviation and shipping (both outside Kyoto) have risen by 110% and 56% respectively. Emissions from
  aviation were unchanged in 2008, those of shipping dropped by 2.1% compared with 2007;
• In 2008 aviation and shipping accounted for 7.0% of total CO₂ emissions, and 24% of transport emissions. In 1990, these figures
  were 3.8% and 18% respectively.

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