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Published online 13 March 2007 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news070312-3

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Britain introduces sweeping climate-change bill

UK politicians aim to lead the world on long-term carbon cuts.

The British government today revealed its draft climate bill, which sets out plans for a 60% cut in carbon dioxide emissions by 2050. The bill makes Britain the first major economy to lay out a comprehensive scheme for making wholesale greenhouse-gas reductions.

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