Telegraph: Cambridge Econometrics predicted carbon dioxide emissions will fall by around three per cent a year in 2009 and 2010 as a result of less economic activity and more use of gas instead of coal to produce electricity. However the continued reliance on coal and gas-fired power stations will mean emissions fall more slowly over the long term. By 2020, CO2 emissions are predicted to be 19 per cent below 1990 levels, meaning the Government would fail to meet the recommendation of its …