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UK Sees Biggest Drop in Emissions Since 1990
2015-04-11 15:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The UK's greenhouse gas emissions plunged by 8.4 percent last year, as household energy consumption slumped, the use of coal for electricity generation fell, and policies on climate change took effect, according to recently released government statistics. The biggest fall in emissions since 1990 saw CO2 output drop by almost a tenth while energy from renewable sources rose to a record high of almost 20 percent of electricity, government figures show. Carbon dioxide output fell by almost a tenth,...
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