CCC calls for deep waste and energy CO2 cuts in Wales' carbon budgets

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Wales should seek to reduce 1990 emissions by 23 per cent by 2020 and 35 per cent by 2025, according to the UK's Committee on Climate Change

The UK's Committee on Climate Change has today given its recommendations for CO2 cuts in Wales over the next decade, setting out how the region can play a leading role in tackling climate change while...

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