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Cabinet ministers have agreed a far-reaching, legally binding "green deal"
that will commit the UK to two decades of drastic cuts in carbon emissions.
The package will require sweeping changes to domestic life, transport and
business and will place Britain at the forefront of the global battle against
climate change.
The deal was hammered out after tense arguments between ministers who had
disagreed over whether the ambitious plans to switch to more green energy were
affordable. The row had pitted the energy secretary, Chris Huhne, who strongly
backed the plans, against the chancellor, George Osborne, and the business
secretary, Vince Cable, who were concerned about the cost and potential impact
on the economy.
However, after the intervention of David Cameron, Huhne is now expected to
tell parliament that agreement has been struck to back the plans in full up to
2027.
He will tell MPs that the government will accept the recommendations of the
independent committee on climate change for a new carbon budget. The deal puts
the UK ahead of any other state in terms of the ...
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