Tom
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UK becomes first G20 country to halve its carbon emissions
A major milestone has just been passed: Britain has become the first major country to halve its carbon emissions. The rapid pace of UK environmental progress means that our output is now below 320 million tonnes – less than half the 652 million tonnes of our 1970 peak. This is in spite of...www.spectator.co.uk
Is it a per capita measure that includes outsourced manufacturing?
It's still good news, especially as the technology exists to allow "dirtier" countries to lower their emissions much more quickly than developed nations could (because that technology didn't exist 20-30 years ago).