German emissions at 70-year low as coal use drops

By Agence France-Presse

Jan 06, 2024 12:09 am

Berlin, Germany: German emissions were at their lowest point in around 70 years as Europe's largest economy managed to reduce its dependence on coal faster than expected, a study published Thursday showed.

Europe's biggest economy emitted 673 million tonnes of the greenhouse gases last year, 9.8 percent lower than in 2022, according to the energy think tank Agora Energiewende.

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