Mayor Boris expected to miss another green target

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London is 190,000 homes short of pledge to make 200,000 homes more energy efficient

London mayor Boris Johnson's environmental policies were called into question again yesterday, after it emerged that the capital is well short of its target to make 200,000 homes more energy and water...

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