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• UK’s emissions fell slightly in 2022 but transport and homes still biggest emitters

  06-02-2024 13:45
  
  Emissions fall 3.5% from 2021 but experts say government not doing enough to reach net zeroGreenhouse gas emissions fell slightly in 2022, new government figures reveal, with homes and transport remaining the highest emitting sectors.The emissions for the territorial UK were equivalent to 406.2m tonnes of CO2, down 3.5% from 2021 and 50% from 1990. Continue reading...
  
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• Make used electric cars cheaper and tackle battery fears, peers tell ministers

  06-02-2024 01:01
  
  Grants needed towards buying EVs as well as a battery health testing standard to reassure consumersIs it right to be worried about getting stranded in an EV?Read all our EV mythbusters articlesMinisters need to intervene to boost the secondhand electric vehicle market and allay “uncertainty and concerns” over the health of their batteries, a House of Lords committee has said.Peers on the environment and climate change committee urged the government to step up efforts to encourage ele
  
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