Saturday, November 26, 2011

The Week In Green Numbers

$28 million

- amount that the Brazilian government has fined Chevron for an oil spill off the coast #

114 square miles

- size of the world's largest offshore wind farm, proposed for Scottish waters #

389 ppm

- global CO2 concentration in 2010. The "safe" target is 350ppm #

£6,689

- annual cost of "running" a new car according to the RAC. The figure includes depreciation, but not environmental damage #

£9.5billion - £15.5billion

- cost in health and environmental damage from air pollution in Britain #

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