Britain's greenhouse gas emissions FELL by 5.4% last year, promising analysis ... trends now
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Greenhouse gas emissions fell by 5.4 per cent last year from 2022 as the UK used less natural gas due to soaring prices.
Since 1990, greenhouse gases have now fallen by 52.7 per cent – as the UK has switched away from burning coal to gas and renewable energy.
The latest statistics from The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (Desnz) show 'electricity demand is continuing to decline' in the UK, as the country switches away from heavy industry and technologies become more energy-efficient.
In addition, the UK imported more electricity from France last year, where around 70 per cent of electricity comes from nuclear which produces very low amounts of greenhouse gas.
The UK is estimated to have generated 384.2 million tonnes of the gases that cause global warming, down from 406.2 million tonnes previously.
Greenhouse gas emissions fell by 5.4 per cent last year from 2022 as the UK used less natural gas due to soaring prices
The UK is estimated to have generated 384.2 million tonnes of the gases that cause global warming, down from 406.2 million tonnes previously
The overall figure bundles together gases including carbon dioxide – the largest gas by volume – and methane and other gases used in industry and home.
Desnz said 'high energy prices [are] likely to have been a factor in reduced gas use for heating buildings' in 2023, as higher gas prices caused people to turn down the thermostat.
