Germany led the way in reducing emissions in 2023, but the fall had more to do with the dramaticde-industrialisation due to the effects of the war in Ukraine and soaring energy costs than it did with green policies. Greenhouse gas emissions in Germany fell by approximately 20% in 2023, reaching their lowest level since the 1950s, according to a report by Berlin-based think-tank Agora Energiewende, as reported by the Financial Times on January 4. The country emitted 673mn tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent in 2023, with about half of the reduction attributed to a decline in coal-fired power ge…