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Greens hail climate change law
Greens hail climate change law
Last Modified: 27 Oct 2008
By:
Tom Clarke
Green groups rarely praise the government, but Friends of the Earth says Britain is planning "a world class climate change law".
The compliment was prompted by the government's decision to include shipping and aviation in the bill.
The change is set to be announced tomorrow, when MPs vote on a series of amendments to the bill, which will introduce the world's first legally binding national targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions.
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