European Parliament to go 'carbon neutral'

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Parliament to offset unavoidable emissions from 2016, making it the first EU institution to become 'carbon-neutral'

The European Parliament has announced it will fully offset its unavoidable carbon emissions from 2016, making it the first EU institution to secure "carbon-neutral" status. The move was decided last...

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