U.K. Leads G-20 in Carbon Cuts Before Climate Summit, PWC Says
- Emissions per dollar of economic output fell 10.9% last year
- Global declines averaged 1.3% a year since 2000; 6.3% needed
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The U.K. led the G-20 last year in reducing the carbon intensity of its economy, a key measure of success in the battle against climate change.
The amount of carbon dioxide emitted by the U.K. per dollar of economic output fell by 10.9 percent in 2014, driven by a reduction in burning coal, according to a report Monday by the accounting firm PWC. That’s the biggest drop in the intensity measure registered by any G20 nation in the 7 years the accounting company has produced the research.