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June 04, 2014

EU greenhouse emissions fall more than expected: new data
Copenhagen (AFP) June 03, 2014
The European Union's greenhouse-gas emissions fell more in 2012 than previously estimated, according to new data released on Tuesday. By the end of 2012, the EU had reduced its output of heat-trapping greenhouse gases by more than 19 percent compared to 1990 levels, rather than the 18 percent announced in a preliminary reading in October last year. Emissions fell "largely due to reductions in transport and industry and a growing proportion of energy from renewable sources," according to the Eur ... read more

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