Lord Turner warns recession must not slow green progress

James S Murray
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As climate change committee puts finishing touches to first wave of carbon budgets, chairman insist low carbon ambitions must not be diluted

The chairman of the government's climate change committee, Lord Adair Turner, has signalled that the committee will not let the current recession discourage it from recommending demanding carbon budgets...

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