Government confirms fourth carbon budget

James Murray
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FT reports that Chancellor George Osborne has been forced to back down over his opposition to current post-2020 carbon targets

The government has today confirmed the UK will retain its fourth carbon budget in its current form, ending speculation that the target for the mid-2020s could be watered down. The Financial Times reported...

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