CLIMATE CHANGE

DECC unveils 'fines' for breaking carbon limits

Whitehall departments and large local authorities must pay a minimum price of £12 for every limit-breaking tonne of carbon emissions they wish to produce under the UK’s forthcoming energy trading scheme.

Whitehall departments and large local authorities must pay a minimum price of £12 for every limit-breaking tonne of carbon emissions they wish to produce under the UK's forthcoming energy trading scheme.

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