Greenhouse gas emissions rise again slightly in 2013
With coal, gas and oil we heat up the greenhouse effect.
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Greenhouse gas emissions in Germany rose again slightly in 2013, by 1.2 per cent compared to the previous year.
These are the preliminary results of first estimates by the Federal Environment Agency (UBA). A total of nearly 951 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalents were emitted in 2013, almost 12 million tonnes more than in 2012. CO2 emissions account for most of the increase, with a rise of 1.5 percent. This is caused by more hard coal use for the production of electricity, and weather conditions required more oil and gas for heating in homes and buildings. The seven-per cent rise to 33 terrawat hours (TWh) in net electricity export also pushed emissions up.
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