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Ministers will now be required to assess the impact on the climate of all decisions made
Ministers to assess climate cost

Government ministers have been ordered to take into account the damage to the climate caused by all new projects. Under the new system, the cost of damage caused to the environment will be added to the cost of every project before deciding on which scheme to pursue, thereby encouraging more environmentally-projects to be chosen. Speaking… Read more »

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Brown introduces EU amendment bill
Brown seeks swift conclusion to EU treaty row

The EU reform treaty will mark the last attempt to reform the structures of the European Union for some time, the prime minister said today. Introducing the treaty to MPs, Gordon Brown said he would “oppose any further institutional change in the relationships between the EU and its member states, not just for this parliament… Read more »