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UK schools go green, join carbon trading scheme [1]

British state schools are to be included under the government's new domestic carbon emissions trading scheme from April 2010, the environment minister said on Wednesday.

Energy use in schools will be measured and count toward the emissions permit quotas of local authorities, which in turn will be encouraged to advise schools on energy efficiency, Hilary Benn said. "Young people stand to gain most tomorrow from the action we take on climate change today. That's why schools should be included in the shift to a low carbon economy,' Benn said in a statement.

Publication Date: 
21/07/2008
Daily Times (Pakistan) [2]
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Carbon Dioxide [3], Climate Change [4], Solar Energy [5], Emissions Trading [6], United Kingdom (UK) [7]
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