05 June 2014
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Surplus emissions generated in first carbon budget period will not be carried over to pad out budget through to 2017, government says
The UK has effectively tightened its carbon targets by cancelling 36 million excess pollution rights, eliminating more emissions from its legally binding carbon budget than the country's two largest coal...
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