August carbon emissions hit 'lowest levels since World War II'

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Renewables provided a quarter of all UK power generation last month, according to consultancy EnAppSys

UK electricity generated from fossil fuels in August fell to "the lowest levels in a single calendar month since the Second World War" for the second year running, energy consultancy EnAppSys said this...

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