Coal collapse pushes UK greenhouse gas emissions down four per cent in 2015

James Murray
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Official data credits increased use of renewables and nuclear and decline of coal for sharp fall in UK emissions

UK greenhouse gas emissions fell nearly four per cent last year, continuing a long-running trend that has seen the country's emissions drop 38 per cent since 1990. The latest official statistical release...

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