UK greenhouse gas emissions dip, but transport remains biggest emitter

Michael Holder
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UK GHG emissions fell 2.7 per cent overall in 2017, but latest official figures show progress on transport still stuck in the slow lane

UK greenhouse has emissions continued their downward trajectory in 2017, but the country's transport network is not getting any greener. That's the message from the latest official data released today...

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