By: Susanna Twidale
From a report in London, England, gas emissions were down 1.9% overall in because of the decline in fossil-fuel power generation. (Twidale). "Output of the heat-trapping gases in Europe's second-largest emitter dipped to 569.9 million metric tons compared to 581.1 million metric tons in 2012, data from the Department of Energy and Climate Change showed." (Twidale 1). When looking more into it, carbon dioxide was the main gas that was blamed because it took up 82 percent of the emissions. Also, the DECC said that the electricity generation was irregular.
"British utilities are major buyers of carbon permits under the European Union's Emissions Trading System, which requires big emitters to surrender one permit for every tonne of carbon dioxide they emit each year." (Twidale 1). In the beginning of April, the European Commission will have the chance to go look more into the CO2 figure for 2013. In addition, with this release, it also gives them a look on the overall demand-supply balance for EU emission permit. Overall, since 1990,UK emissions have fallen 21%. (Twidale).
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/britains-greenhouse-gas-emissions-down-19-in-2013/
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