Government launches carbon offsetting fund

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Government unveils carbon offsetting fund to combat emissions created by civil servants' flights

The government last week unveiled a carbon offsetting fund designed to offset the transport-related carbon emissions generated by a wide range of different public sector departments and organisations,...

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