• Carbon monoxide emissions in the United Kingdom fell by 18 per cent between 1971 and 1991, and then by a further 55 per cent between 1991 and 2002. (Figure 11.1)
• The United Kingdom produced around 4 per cent of its electricity from renewable sources in 2003, compared with an EU-25 average of 14 per cent. (Table 11.9)
• Between 1996/97 and 2002/03 the amount of household waste collected for recycling in England more than doubled, to 3.7 million tonnes. (Table 11.4)
• In December 2003, 741,000 hectares were under organic production in the United Kingdom compared with just 82,000 in December 1998. (Figure 11.16)
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