Boots beats green target three years early with help from LEDs

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Boots UK smashes carbon emissions target three years early

Pharmaceutical giant Boots UK has cut emissions from stores that were open in 2005 by a third, beating its target for 2020 three years early thanks largely to the installation of energy-efficient LED lights....

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