Carbon emissions down, excluding aviation and shipping

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Official emissions down 1.5 per cent in 2007 on 2006, but key sectors not included in calculations

The government yesterday released the official CO2 emissions figures for 2007 which show a 1.5 per cent reduction on 2006 with a 1.7 per cent reduction in total emissions. Campaign groups took issue...

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