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| - | The Government's strategy to cut greenhouse gas emissions to 8% below 1990 levels by 2012 has recently been amended after the plan was criticised by the European Commission. The plan now covers a number of key changes including a reduction in the total number of allowances per annum, and it also accounts for the role of renewables in electricity generation. There is also a proposal to increase the dedicated set-aside of emissions allowances designed to promote [[Combined Heat and Power]] facilities. | + | The Government's strategy to cut greenhouse gas emissions to 8% below 1990 levels by 2012 has recently been amended after the plan was criticised by the European Commission. The plan now covers a number of key changes including a reduction in the total number of allowances per annum, and it also accounts for the role of renewables in electricity generation. There is also a proposal to increase the dedicated set-aside of emissions allowances designed to promote [[CHP—Combined Heat and Power|Combined Heat and Power]] facilities. |
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Full story: Revised Emissions Plan Published (5-Oct-07)
The Government's strategy to cut greenhouse gas emissions to 8% below 1990 levels by 2012 has recently been amended after the plan was criticised by the European Commission. The plan now covers a number of key changes including a reduction in the total number of allowances per annum, and it also accounts for the role of renewables in electricity generation. There is also a proposal to increase the dedicated set-aside of emissions allowances designed to promote Combined Heat and Power facilities.
