The article focuses on a report which suggests that Great Britain's apparent reduction in carbon dioxide emissions is based on incomplete figures that mask a substantial increase in recent years. According to th
“As a country, we have demonstrated we can both rapidly cut carbon emissions, while creating new jobs, new technologies, and future-proof industries that will generate economic growth for decades to come. “The UK’s new emissions target is among the highest in the world and reflects the ur...
UK's CO2 emissions from fossil fuels fell by 2.6 percent in 2017, driven by a 19 percent decline in coal use, according to the Carbon Brief. Coal now accounts for only 5.3 percent of total primary energy consumed in the UK, down from 22 percent in 1995. The British government has pledg...
LONDON, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- The British government earmarked 90 million pounds (about 117 million U.S. dollars) to tackle emissions from homes and heavy industry and fund Europe's first large scale and low carbon hydrogen plants, the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy has ...
Conservationists and leading gardeners have formed the Peat-Free April Campaign, calling on the UK government to ban all peat compost sales. "We absolutely have to reduce carbon emissions. And yet, we're digging up this vital carbon store," said Dave Goulson, professor of...
The UK government set a goal to create the world’s first ‘net-zero’ carbon cluster by 2040 at the COP24 (UN climate change talks) in Katowice, Poland. The goal was set with the purpose of cutting down on emissions. The project will receive funds of up to ￡170 million from industr...
How green is Greggs as a company? The UK-based bakery chain recorded over 130,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions in 2024.
Emissions have been reported and recorded in accordance with the published reporting standard for Carbon Reduction Plans and the GHG Reporting Protocol corporate standard1 and uses the appropriate Government emission conversion factors for greenhouse gas company reporting2. Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions ...
Renewed disinterest: government spokesman sidelines renewables in UK drive to cut carbon emissions.(News)Coppinger, Rob
But what of all the extra electricity needed to power those cars, wouldn't that add some extra emissions? Technically, we found that the switch to electric cars would save 14% from the total carbon emissions. However it would also cause an increase in carbon emissions from electricity power ...