The U.K. Cut Emissions By A Record 3.6% In 2019

With the world in need of good news, Britain has produced a glimmer of hope: last year the country reduced its greenhouse gas emissions by a record 3.6%, thanks largely to a record rise in renewable energy generation

Another controversial power source, nuclear energy, declined considerably as a proportion of the whole, by 13.6%, but BEIS attributed this to reactor outages for maintenance. Britain got 17.4% of its electricity from nuclear power last year.... [+]Moment Editorial/Getty Images

Most other sectors either showed a reduction or no change in emissions, except for public facilities, which include schools and hospitals, showing a small increase of 0.5%.elanie Onn, the deputy chief executive of

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