Saturday, October 30, 2010

The Week In Green Numbers

17%

- the pitiful proportion of the world's land surface that will be protected under a new agreement #

120,000

- bee colonies in Britain #

£2.3 billion

- revenue raised from Air Passenger Duty this year #

50%

- proportion of waste sent to landfill in the UK, down from 78% in 2001 #

20 stories

- height of a building to be made in Austria, using wood instead of steel for the frame #

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