UK greenhouse gas emissions fell four per cent in 2024

Michael Holder
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Oil refinery and gas chemical equipment in Saltend, Yorkshire | Credit: iStock
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Oil refinery and gas chemical equipment in Saltend, Yorkshire | Credit: iStock

First official provisional data indicates UK's total territorial greenhouse gas emissions are now 54 per cent lower than 1990 levels

The UK's annual greenhouse gas emissions dropped four per cent last year, taking them to 54 per cent below 1990 levels, according to provisional data released by the government today. The largest fall...

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