UK 2012 CO2 emissions up 4.5% due to coal increase.

Guardian: The UK’s emissions of climate-warming gases surged in 2012 as cheap coal replaced gas in power stations.” “Fergus Ewing, the Scottish energy minister, said his government was now on track to meet its target of generating the equivalent of 50% of Scotland’s own electricity needs by 2015 and 100% by 2020.The UK’s carbon dioxide emissions rose by 4.5% from 2011-12, with coal use in power stations jumping by 31%. ….The gas used in power stations dropped by 31%.
But there was a jump in the gas used to heat homes due to a cold last quarter of 2012, which the department for energy and climate change said had been 2.3C colder than Q4 2011. ….”Emissions are now 26% lower than 1990, meaning we’re on track to meet our legally binding targets,” said energy and climate change secretary Ed Davey.”