A study shows that carbon dioxide emissions in Germany, Europe’s biggest economy, dropped to their lowest level in seven decadesFILE - Steam rises from the coal-fired power plant in Neurath, Germany, on June 8, 2023. On Tuesday, Germany's Federal Network Agency said that renewable energy sources accounted for more than half of the country's energy production in 2023. Renewables rose to 56% of energy production, from 47.4% in 2022. Nuclear power accounted for 1.5% of energy production in 2023, down from 6.7% the previous year. More than half of last year's reduction in emissions — some 44 million metric tons — was down to coal-fired electricity production falling to its lowest level since the 1960s, Agora said.

Source: ABC News January 04, 2024 11:04 UTC