'Enormous achievement': Data confirms UK emissions have halved since 1990

Michael Holder
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Official data confirms previously reported figures showing UK emissions have fallen 50 per cent since 1990 while the economy has grown almost 80 per cent

The UK's territorial greenhouse gas emissions have halved since 1990, even as the economy has grown by almost 80 per cent, according to official statistics released today. The figures, which cover the...

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