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UK’s electricity was cleanest ever in 2024, analysis finds
1 week, 5 days ago

UK’s electricity was cleanest ever in 2024, analysis finds

The Independent  

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Planet Earth is 'quite sick': 7 of 8 boundaries for safe and just world already breached, study says
1 year, 7 months ago

Planet Earth is 'quite sick': 7 of 8 boundaries for safe and just world already breached, study says

Raw Story  

If Earth were to get an annual health checkup akin to a person's physical exam, a doctor would say the planet is "really quite sick right now." The new paper, written by many of the same people, introduces justice considerations into the framework, leading the authors to propose a set of "safe and just" Earth system boundaries at global and …

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Britain's greenhouse gas emissions FELL by 3.4% in 2022 thanks to a 15% reduction in coal use
1 year, 10 months ago

Britain's greenhouse gas emissions FELL by 3.4% in 2022 thanks to a 15% reduction in coal use

Daily Mail  

Last year, Britain produced 3.4 per cent less greenhouse gas emissions - the equivalent of 14 million tonnes of carbon dioxide - than in 2021. Pictured: Annual change in UK greenhouse gas emissions from 1990 to 2022 A new analysis has pinned this to a 15 per cent reduction in coal use, which offset any residual post-pandemic booms in road …

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Climate crisis: UK ‘halfway to net zero’ due to dip in emissions caused by coronavirus pandemic, analysis reveals
3 years, 9 months ago

Climate crisis: UK ‘halfway to net zero’ due to dip in emissions caused by coronavirus pandemic, analysis reveals

The Independent  

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Coronavirus cuts China’s greenhouse gas emissions by a quarter
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus cuts China’s greenhouse gas emissions by a quarter

The Independent  

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UK carbon emissions fall 28% in a decade, analysis shows
4 years, 10 months ago

UK carbon emissions fall 28% in a decade, analysis shows

Daily Mail  

UK carbon dioxide emissions have fallen to levels not seen since the 19th century during the reign of Queen Victoria, according to a new study. The analysis, which comes ahead of official government estimates, also suggests the UK's emissions of the key greenhouse gas fell by 2.9 per cent in 2019 alone. Source: Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, …

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