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UK carbon emissions: Stench of missed targets as Coalition green credentials torn up and thrown out
2014-11-10 01:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: The UK is set to miss key targets on carbon emissions, because too many of the countrys most polluting coal-fired power plants are set to stay open far longer than the Government had pledged, a new report warns. Promises to introduce policies that would force coal plants to close have not been fulfilled, says the report by Imperial College London. Ageing coal plants must close by 2025 if the UK is to get anywhere near its legally binding commitment to slash carbon emissions by 60 per cent...
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