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Over two-thirds of greenhouse gas emissions in industrialised countries arise directly or indirectly from households. In Britain, homes use nearly a third of delivered energy and produce about a quarter of total CO2 emissions (CLG, 2006). If personal transport is included the figure rises to about 40 per cent of total CO2 emissions. If consumption of food, goods and services (including imports) is added, UK households are responsible for three-quarters of national carbon dioxide equivalent emissions. The remaining emissions are due to government expenditure (11%) and capital investment (13%) (Druckman and Jackson, 2009).
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Roy, R. (2012). Case Studies in Low-Carbon Living. In: Herring, H. (eds) Living in a Low-Carbon Society in 2050. Energy, Climate and the Environment Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137264893_7
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