Imports slow pace of UK carbon emissions reduction

Greenhouse gas emissions attributed to the UK’s global footprint rose 3% between 2012 and 2013, largely due to growing carbon-intensive imports

by Paul Hatchwell
Growing reliance on carbon-intensive imports is undermining progress in reducing UK production-based emissions. Photograph: Evren Kalinbacak/123RF
Growing reliance on carbon-intensive imports is undermining progress in reducing UK production-based emissions. Photograph: Evren Kalinbacak/123RF

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