| Environmental campaigners have welcomed figures showing Scotland has achieved the second-highest reduction in greenhouse gas emissions in Western Europe over a quarter of a century.
Figures released by the Scottish Government reveal that the country managed a reduction of 39.5% from 1990 to 2014. This compared with drops of around 34% for England and 33% for the UK as a whole. In Western Europe, Scotland's figures were bettered only by Sweden, which saw a decline of 54.5% over the same period...............................................Full Article: Source |