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This week, our leaders are expected to commit Britain to a civic overhaul that
no other nation has had the courage ? or recklessness, depending on your
viewpoint ? to contemplate. On Tuesday, the cabinet is set to approve measures
that will lead to a revolution in power generation, transport, house
construction, planning, manufacturing and farming in Britain over the next 20
years. The aim is to mitigate the worst ravages of global warming.
The proposals form the basis of the fourth budget of the Committee on Climate
Change and will be presented for cabinet consideration this week so they can
be made law by the end of June. Initial hostility from business secretary
Vince Cable and from Treasury officials, who fear funds needed for economic
recovery are being wasted on projects of no immediate benefit, has been swept
aside. Soon, we will be committed to the basic, radical goal of cutting carbon
dioxide emissions to around 390m tonnes a year by 2027.
To put those figures in perspective, current emissions stand at 550m tonnes
while subsequent ...
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