If you need a little break from doomscrolling, here’s a bit of good news:
UK GHG emissions in 2024 were the lowest in more than 150 years(!!)
UK coal use lowest in more than 450 years(!!!)
UK GHG emissions in 2024 were the lowest in more than 150 years(!!)
UK coal use lowest in more than 450 years(!!!)
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Simon Evans
📢ANALYSIS: UK emissions fell 3.6% in 2024 to lowest since 1872
🏭Coal lowest since 1666, when Great Fire ravaged London
🚗EVs pushed oil down despite more traffic, saving £1.7bn
🌇Gas down on "cleanest ever" power
📈📉Since 1990, CO2 -54% / GDP +84%
www.carbonbrief.org/...
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🏭Coal lowest since 1666, when Great Fire ravaged London
🚗EVs pushed oil down despite more traffic, saving £1.7bn
🌇Gas down on "cleanest ever" power
📈📉Since 1990, CO2 -54% / GDP +84%
www.carbonbrief.org/...
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