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Households and offices lead way in EU emission reductions

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EU-15 saw emissions fall almost one per cent in 2006, but European Environment Agency warns it is too early to conclude if green policies and behaviour change are driving downward trend

Households and offices have been heralded as the main contributors to a fall in EU greenhouse gas emissions in 2006, in a move that could provide some succour to politicians and businesses keen to point...

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