## The Uk Has Met Its Target In The Second Carbon Budget, Covering 2013-2017 Emissions Transport Was The Largest Emitting Sector Of Uk Greenhouse Gas Emissions In 2017

Other includes Public, Industrial Processes and the Land Use, Land 
Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF) sectors (note that LULUCF acts 
as a net sink of emissions). The percentages may not sum to 100% 
due to rounding. 
 

greenhouse gas emissions 

## Energy Supply And The Residential Sector Delivered The Largest Reductions In Emissions From 2016 To 2017

 
Energy supply 
 
Business 
 
Residential 
 
Agriculture 
 
Waste management 
 
Other 
 
0% 
 
8% 
 
2% 
 
4% 
 
1% 
 
1% 
 
2% 
 
2% 
 
60% 
 
30% 
 
16% 
 
16% 
 
69% 
 
88% 
 

The energy supply sector has accounted for around half of the overall reduction in UK emissions since 1990, at which point it accounted for 35% of all emissions in the UK. It was the largest emitting sector until its emissions fell below transport in 2016.