Greenhouse gases: UK emissions fall five per cent, but progress on transport stuck in slow lane

Michael Holder
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Official estimates credit ongoing decline in coal power for sharp cut in UK greenhouse gases in 2016, although transport emissions continue to rise

UK greenhouse gases fell five cent in 2016, thanks in large part to the drop off in coal-fired power generation, according to the latest official statistical release from the government today. The data...

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