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UK bill on emissions

  • 14/04/2007

the uk has prepared a draft bill, to be tabled in parliament, which will make carbon emissions mandatory. The domestic targets have been pegged at 26-32 per cent by 2020 and 60 per cent by 2050, over 1990 levels, with a provision for independent audits every five years. The importance of this move cannot be exaggerated, given that it is the first time a government has proposed legally binding

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