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Published online 16 February 2006 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news060213-10
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UK battles stringent limits on emissions
Europe is set to refuse Britain's request to emit more carbon dioxide.
The European Commission looks set to refuse Britain's request to emit an additional 20 million tonnes of carbon dioxide per year over an agreed limit, after a more than year-long petition. The refusal will leave UK power plants with a lower limit for emissions than they may have liked.
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