United Kingdom: Government admits pollution target unrealistic
By | Published: January 31, 2007
Guardian: The UK will struggle to hit its 2010 target for reducing carbon emissions, the environment secretary said today. While the country is on track to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by almost double its Kyoto target, David Miliband said the domestic goal of cutting CO2 emissions by 20% on 1990 levels "looked increasingly difficult to achieve". Figures released by the government show that in 2005 emissions of carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and fluorinated …
United Kingdom: Government admits pollution target unrealistic
Guardian: The UK will struggle to hit its 2010 target for reducing carbon emissions, the environment secretary said today. While the country is on track to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by almost double its Kyoto target, David Miliband said the domestic goal of cutting CO2 emissions by 20% on 1990 levels "looked increasingly difficult to achieve". Figures released by the government show that in 2005 emissions of carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and fluorinated …
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