Imported emissions ‘mean UK’s carbon footprint peaked later than believed’

The Office for National Statistics said while directly-produced carbon emissions peaked in 1972, total carbon emissions created by the UK economy peaked thirty-five years later

Green firms create jobs and wealth across economy

Around £84 billion in turnover and 447,500 jobs were generated by the low carbon and renewable energy (LCRE) economy in 2014. A significant proportion of this comes from indirect activity, which is the knock-on effect of renewable investments and projects on the wider economy, according to the Office for National Statistics. Its latest report states indirect activity […]