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Originally Posted by HarryT
This goal has been met by dramatically raising fuel duties (to encourage people to buy fuel-efficient vehicles), and introducing a rigorous "carbon trading" system, with heavy tax penalties for industries which fail to reduce their emissions.
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According to
Greenpeace :
"Blair's boast that the UK is set to meet and exceed its Kyoto target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is mainly due to the policies of previous Conservative administrations which made the 'dash' from coal to gas. The Kyoto target (a 12.5 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions on 1990 levels by 2010) was all but met when Labour took office."
I can't say I've seen much of a culture shift among the general populace.
