Provisional statistics from the UK Government have confirmed previous analyses that the country’s greenhouse gas emissions have reached levels not seen since 1890, thanks in part to the increase in electricity generation from wind and solar which together now account for the second largest source of electricity.
A new study published by researchers from Imperial College London and the University of Sheffield has shown that the UK’s ability to cut emissions from electricity production by 25% in 2016 could be used as a model for other countries to adopt and quickly reduce global carbon emissions by 3%.
A new analysis by Carbon Brief has revealed that UK CO2 emissions have hit levels last seen in 1890 after emissions fell by 2.6% in 2017 driven by a 19% decline in national coal use.
UK shipping emissions might be as high as aviation emissions, according to some new research that finds emissions rates previously calculated were way to low because the industry only included fuel bought at UK ports in their calculations…. Yes, that would create an obvious problem (if you want accurate estimates). … [continued]
