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'Fantastic': UK emissions drop in 2017 as wind and solar power hit record highs

Michael Holder
Michael Holder
clock 29 March 2018 •
'Fantastic': UK emissions drop in 2017 as wind and solar power hit record highs

Provisional government statistics confirm greenhouse gases now as low as they were in 1890, with wind and solar becoming UK's second biggest source of electricity

UK greenhouse gas emissions fell 2.6 per cent in 2017 compared to the previous year, largely driven by the switch away from coal and gas power towards renewable energy sources, provisional government statistics...

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