Fears mount over Japan's carbon target

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Prime Minister looking to water down target to reduce emissions 25 per cent by 2020

One of the world's most ambitious emission reduction targets could be dropped, after Japan's recently elected Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told a government panel he wanted to water down the country's commitment...

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