Carbon Plan reveals UK will 'significantly exceed' emissions targets

Will Nichols
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Government confirms 25 per cent drop in carbon emissions and outlines how meeting 2050 targets could be cheaper than taking no action

The government has set out a wide-ranging package of measures today designed to ensure that the UK cuts its greenhouse gas emissions in half by the middle of the next decade. The long-awaited Carbon...

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