Britain delivers greenest ever half hour of electricity production

Madeleine Cuff
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National Grid confirms carbon pollution from grid power fell to record low on Monday morning, sinking to an emissions intensity of just 73g of CO2 per kWh

The UK enjoyed its greenest ever half hour period of electricity production on Monday morning, as wind and nuclear provided the bulk of electricity and coal was pushed off the grid entirely. Between...

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