BERLIN, Jan 04 (AFP): German emissions were at their lowest point in around 70 years, as Europe's largest economy managed to reduce its dependence on coal faster than expected, a study published Thursday showed.
Europe's biggest economy emitted 673 million tonnes of the greenhouse gases last year, 73 million tonnes fewer than in 2022, according to the energy think tank Agora Energiewende.
The figure was at its lowest point "since the 1950s", Agora said in a statement, while warning that Germany had work to do to further reduce its emissions.
The drop was "largely attributable to a strong decrease in coal power generation", Agora said.
German emissions at 70-year low as coal use drops
FE Team | Published: January 04, 2024 22:11:06
German emissions at 70-year low as coal use drops
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