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Earth Hour: Lights out for Houses of Parliament

Earth Hour: Lights out for Houses of Parliament
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Parliament celebrates deep cuts in greenhouse gas emissions, as it marks Earth Hour 2018

The Houses of Parliament will once again mark the annual Earth Hour campaign to raise awareness of climate change this evening by switching off its lights between 8:30pm and 9:30pm. To coincide with...

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