• Carbon dioxide emissions fell by 18 per cent between 1970 and 2004 in the UK; much of the decline came from industry where emissions fell by 49 per cent. (Figure 11.4) Latest information on greenhouse gases
• The warmest year on record in central England was 2006, with an annual average temperature of 10.8°C. (Page 144) Latest information on temperature
• The proportion of sensitive habitat areas where critical loads of pollutants delivered as acid rain were exceeded in the UK fell from 73 per cent in 1996 to 56 per cent in 2003. (Page 150) Latest information on acid rain
• Complaints about noise from domestic premises rose almost fivefold between 1984/85 and 2004/05 in England and Wales. (Figure 11.15)
• There was a threefold increase in the volume of household waste collected for recycling or composting in England between 1996/97 and 2004/05. (Page 152) Latest information on household waste
• In 2005, 62 per cent of new housing in England was built on previously developed land compared with 39 per cent in 1990. (Table 11.20)
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