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[QUOTE]A collapse in the use of coal has driven UK carbon emissions down to levels barely seen since the Victorian era, new figures show.
Coal use fell by a record 52% in 2016 on the previous year in the face of cheap gas, higher domestic carbon prices, renewables and other factors.
The drop was partially offset by increased emissions from oil and gas.
The results are based on analysis of government figures by the website Carbon Brief.
The Department of Energy, Business and Industrial Strategy (Beis) is due to publish its own estimates on 30 March.
One of the main reasons for the drop in coal use is the carbon price floor. This carbon tax doubled in 2015 to £18 per tonne of CO2.[/QUOTE]
[url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-39181753[/url]
[QUOTE]A collapse in the use of coal has driven UK carbon emissions down to levels barely [B]seen since the Victorian era, new figures show[/B][/QUOTE]
Wow, good on you UK! Further evidence that carbon taxes can be a win-win for environment and the economy.
Also worth of note, however this still means there's a net decrease in carbon emissions:
[QUOTE]While CO2 from coal fell drastically, carbon emissions from gas increased by 12.5% in 2016 as utilities switched from burning coal. CO2 from oil also went up, by 1.6%.[/QUOTE]
Quick! Prop up the coal industry with subsidies!
If brexit fucks up this kind of environmental progress...well I can't do anything. But it'd really, really suck.
[QUOTE=LoneWolf_Recon;51922547]Wow, good on you UK! Further evidence that carbon taxes can be a win-win for environment and the economy.
Also worth of note, however this still means there's a net decrease in carbon emissions:[/QUOTE]
It's not evidence that it's good for the economy (you can find that elsewhere), but it does seem to be for the environment.
Good riddance. Enough with coal. Its only legal purpose should be operating historic steam locomotives, which number too few to have a significant impact on CO2 emissions.
[QUOTE=Anteep;51922975]It's not evidence that it's good for the economy (you can find that elsewhere), but it does seem to be for the environment.[/QUOTE]
Can't have an economy without an environment.
[QUOTE=Anteep;51922975]It's not evidence that it's good for the economy (you can find that elsewhere), but it does seem to be for the environment.[/QUOTE]
You can't have a sustainable economy if the resources used to power it are non-renewable in the long run.
[QUOTE=TestECull;51923078]Good riddance. Enough with coal. Its only legal purpose should be operating historic steam locomotives, which number too few to have a significant impact on CO2 emissions.[/QUOTE]
And the making of coke, of course, which is important when smelting iron and steel.
[QUOTE=archangel125;51924154]And the making of coke, of course, which is important when smelting iron and steel.[/QUOTE]
At least until we find a better way to get the carbon into steels. I almost wonder if CO2 scrubbers could provide an alternative source for the carbon needed for steelmaking...
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