Gas emmisions rise 5% in year
Greenhouse gas emissions rose by 5.4% in one year, according to official figures.
The increase between 2005 and 2006 was principally due to a shift to more coal-fired electricity production brought on by unstable gas prices.
But the figures for Scotland show that overall emissions of greenhouse gases have fallen by 13.4% in over a decade.
"This latest data illustrates the scale of action that is required," climate change minister Stewart Stevenson said.
"Scotland is a small country, and our emissions can vary due to a variety of factors outwith the government's control such as changes in fuel prices or severe weather."
The figures are contained in the Greenhouse Gas Inventories for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland: 1990-2006. They also show that Scottish greenhouse gas emissions accounted for 9.1% of UK net emissions in 2006.
In Scotland, the highest emitting sectors are energy supply and transport.
The baseline for 1990 is for carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide and 1995 for the "F-gases" (hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons and sulphur hexafluoride).
Energy supply emissions have increased by 7.2% from the 1990/95 baseline, while transport emissions have risen by 13.5% from the 1990/95 baseline.
The government's commitment to cut Scottish emissions by 80% by 2050 will be framed in law later this year, Mr Stevenson said.
"To be successful we all need to make efforts to cut energy, reduce waste and use more sustainable forms of travel," he added.
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