| A British vote to leave the EU offers potentially good news in the fight against climate change: the resulting economic slump could lead to a fall in greenhouse gas emissions.
A legion of top economists predict a UK recession in the event of a leave vote, with the Treasury warning of four quarters of negative growth from June 2016. “If you were forecasting emissions post-Brexit you’d see them quite a bit lower simply taking an average from the economic forecasts from the IMF, OECD and Treasury,” says Chris Huhne, UK energy and climate chief from 2010-2012...............................................Full Article: Source
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