Scotland's emissions cuts power ahead of European neighbours

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In Western Europe, only Sweden has delivered deeper emissions cuts than Scotland

Scotland is second only to Sweden with the success of its emission reduction efforts, according to new greenhouse gas emissions data released on Sunday by the Scottish government. The new data breaks...

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