内容摘要：I travelled with Biden on a June 2023 trip to Chicago, where he held a reception for deep-pocketed donors and gave a speech on the economy in an historic downtown post office.

I travelled with Biden on a June 2023 trip to Chicago, where he held a reception for deep-pocketed donors and gave a speech on the economy in an historic downtown post office.

Six independents have been elected in total, the highest proportion since the abolition of the university seats at the 1950 election.Turnout is well down compared with recent elections, falling by eight points to 60%. This will be the second lowest turnout ever in a UK election since 1885. Only the 59% in 2001 was lower.

Greenhouse gas emissions in Northern Ireland have decreased slightly.from the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs show emissions in 2022 fell by 3% compared to 2021.Northern Ireland is the slowest nation in the UK to reduce emissions, with a decrease of 26.4%

That compares to a cut of 52.6% in England, 51.2% in Scotland and 36.4% in Wales.Domestic transport was the only sector to show a very small increase in its contributions compared to 2021, rising to 18.1%.

Agriculture remains the biggest contributor, at 29.1%.

Its emissions compared to 2021 fell largely due to less favourable growing conditions leading to a reduction in the use of off-road machinery.Although the vast majority of new SUVs still burn fossil fuels, IEA officials have said that over 20% of SUVs sold in 2023 were fully electric, up from 2% in 2018.

As for hybrids that can run on both electricity and fossil fuels, a study in Europe by the International Council on Clean Transportation in 2022 found only around 30% of the total distance driven by plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (all types including SUVs) was in electric mode on average.Similar results were found in other major economies such as the US and China.

Overall, the back-gear towards SUVs, some experts say, has caused a significant setback in the decarbonisation of the transport sector."The trend toward heavier and less efficient vehicles such as SUVs (in countries where it is happening) has largely nullified the improvements in energy consumption and emissions achieved elsewhere in the world's passenger car fleet," said the IEA.