Global campaign aims to inspire British cities to choose 100 per cent clean energy

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Hope that example set by Munich, Seattle, Lima and others will prompt pledges to commit to zero emissions by 2050

Environmental campaigners are hoping that 2015 will be the year when the UK's cities go green. Frankfurt, Copenhagen, Munich, Seattle, Sydney and Lima have all committed to switching to using 100 per cent...

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