Exclusive: BBC set to miss host of green targets

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BBC targets demand a 20 per cent cut in carbon by next year, but emissions are currently down just two per cent

The BBC is battling to meet a series of environmental targets after the corporation's latest sustainability update revealed it is a long way short of meeting a raft of targets set for 2013. The report,...

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