| Greenhouse gas emissions dropped 7% in the UK, compared with an EU average of 3.3%, according to new data. The mild winter of 2011-12 may seem a distant memory after this year's big chill, but the warmer temperatures helped the UK achieve a fall in greenhouse gases steeper than any other nation in the European Union.
In 2011, the latest year for which figures are available, UK emissions of climate-warming gases dropped by 7%, compared with an EU average of 3.3%, according to data released on Wednesday by the European Environment Agency (EEA)...............................................Full Article: Source
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