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Northern Ireland has relatively high shares of agriculture and residential emissions, and relatively high per capita emissions in agriculture, transport and the residential sector (Figures 1, 2): Agriculture: Accounts for 27% of emissions in Northern Ireland compared to 9% in the UK as a whole, with per capita emissions in Northern Ireland of 2.9 tCO2e/per person against 0.8 in the UK. [...] Transport: The share of transport in the overall emissions profile is the same in Northern Ireland and the UK (22%). [...] However, the coverage of the EU ETS is much greater in the UK than in Northern Ireland (Figure 6): - CO2 emissions covered by the EU ETS currently account for around 41% of total greenhouse gas emissions in the UK (2009 data7); - In Northern Ireland the share is only 22% of CO2 emissions, reflecting a relatively small industrial sector (no refineries, iron and steelworks, or oil and gas terminal. [...] Given the size of the sector in Northern Ireland’s emissions total and importance of the sec- tor to the economy, agriculture is an area where it could be beneficial for the Executive to focus and encourage research and development resources. [...] Within this, only 1% of miles travelled in Northern Ireland are by rail, compared to 9% in the UK as a whole If Northern Ireland achieved emissions reductions in transport in line with the UK average in the Committee’s scenario for 2020, this could reduce emissions by 1.2 MtCO2e by 2020.