Government 'going backwards' on climate change as emissions rise

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Latest figures show carbon output grew in 97 per cent of local authorities from 2009 to 2010

The government has been accused of "going backwards" with its carbon reduction ambitions, after new figures revealed emissions rose in 97 per cent of local authorities in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland...

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