UK greenhouse gas levels rose…

A shift from coal to gas and more gas use at home are the main reasons why UK greenhouse gas levels rose last year , but a 3.5% rise is alarming, coming at a time when increasing chunks of the government appear to have lost any interest or cmmitment to action.  The DECC figures are here.

A comment from the Left Foot Forward blog (often useful…) is here.

All the signs are that work to cut domestuc energy use simply isn’t working. Not a good portent for the Green Deal…  the need for a much more strategic approach is increasingly obvious