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Article: Heritage of heavy industry contributes to Wales' larger carbon footprint; Assembly Government must take firmer action on climate change.(News)
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- Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales)
- Article date:
- February 9, 2009
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Byline: Martin Shipton Chief Reporter
WALES has one of the highest rates of carbon emissions in the world, latest official figures show.
The nation ranks 13th in an international league table of the worst emitters of CO2 - the greenhouse gas that contributes most to climate change.
At 15.57 tonnes per person in 2006, which is the most recent year for which detailed statistics are available, Wales' CO2 emissions are significantly higher than in all three other UK nations.
Northern Ireland produced emissions at the rate of 10.17 tonnes per ...