Analysts: UK carbon emissions hit lowest levels since 1920s

James Murray
clock • 2 min read

Carbon Brief analysis of government figures estimates almost six per cent fall in carbon emissions in 2016, as coal use plummeted

UK carbon emissions last year reached their lowest level since the general strikes and the Wall Street Crash of the 1920s pushed emissions to a record low. That is the conclusion of a new analysis of...

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