G8 environment ministers meet as emissions begin to fall

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Latest figures suggest industrialised nations are decoupling emissions and economic growth, but critics claim weather conditions rather than policies prompted cuts

G8 environment ministers meeting in Japan this weekend will be reflecting on some encouraging news after a Reuters survey revealed that emissions from the group of industrialised nations during 2006 fell...

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