The UK is leaving Europe's carbon market at record highs — Quartz
In a messy divorce from Europe, the United Kingdom is taking its emissions with it. The UK has been participating in the continent’s emission trading system, the EU-ETS, since 2005, but left as part of Brexit last December. This week, the country released a final report under the system, and it’s leaving on a high note. The UK reported a drop of 15% in emissions over the previous year, according to Refinitiv Carbon, a subsidiary of the London Stock Exchange. That’s on trend. Over the past decade, the UK has managed to slice its emissions by about one-third—a milestone last seen in th...