Coal use cuts reduce EU emissions 2%

Guardian

The UK's greenhouse gas emissions dropped by 2% in 2007 compared with the previous year, according to provisional figures from the government. The country now emits 18% less than it did in 1990, well inside the Kyoto reduction target of a 12.5% cut, but critics argue that last year's drop is almost entirely due to energy companies burning less coal because it became more expensive.rnrnAccording to the new figures, coal supplied 9.5% less energy than in 2006 while energy from gas was 17% higher than in 2006, a record high. The figures do not include the contribution from shipping and aviation, or the carbon emissions involved in producing UK imports.