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		</div><p>The UK&#8217;s carbon dioxide emissions fell by almost 6% in 2016 after coal use more than halved to record lows, analysis suggests.</p>
<p>Carbon emissions from coal fell 50% as use of the fossil fuel dropped by 52%, with three coal fired power stations closing in the UK in 2016, according to the Carbon Brief website, which reports on climate science and energy policy.</p>
<p>The fall in coal pollution contributed to an overall drop in emissions of 5.8% in 2016 compared to the year before, Carbon Brief said.</p>
<p>It means UK carbon emissions in 2016 had fallen to around 36% below the reference year of 1990.</p>
<p>The analysis uses energy use figures from the Department of Energy, Business and Industrial Strategy, and comes ahead of the department&#8217;s own estimates for UK carbon dioxide emissions which are due to be published at the end of the month.</p>
<p>The assessment reveals that coal use has fallen by almost three-quarters (74%) in just a decade.</p>
<p>UK coal demand is falling rapidly because of cheaper gas, a hike in carbon taxes on the highly polluting fuel, expansion of renewables, dropping demand for energy overall and the closure of Redcar steelworks in late 2015.</p>
<p>While emissions from coal fell in 2016, carbon output from gas rose 12.5% because of increased use of the fuel to generate electricity &#8211; although use of gas remains well below highs seen in the 2000s.</p>
<p>Gas use for home and business heating has been falling for a decade, thanks to more insulation and efficient boilers, but the rate of progress has stalled.</p>
<p>Emissions from oil also increased slightly, by 1.6%, as low oil prices and economic growth lead to more miles being driven in the UK, the assessment by Carbon Brief found.</p>
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