New climate change statistics revealing the carbon footprint of every single part of the UK have been published today (Friday, September 18).

The statistics calculate the climate impact of the energy used by homes, businesses and road transport in each local authority area throughout England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland.

The results reveal that the UK's overall CO2 emissions dropped by 2% between 2005 and 2007, with falling in 335 out of the 434 local authorities in the UK.

The North East had the highest emissions per person at 12.5 million tonnes in 2007 but had the largest reduction between 2005 and 2007, while Greater London had the least CO2 emissions per person at 6 million tonnes in 2007.

The industrial and commercial sector had the highest share of end-user emissions in 49% of authorities. The road transport sector had the highest share in 25% and the domestic sector the highest share in 26% of authorities. The road transport sector had the lowest share in 52% of authorities.

For a breakdown of the results in each area, visit www.decc.gov.uk/en/content/cms/statistics/climate_change/climate_change.aspx.