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Carbon Emissions and the Law
1 September 2006
Conservative leader David Cameron has joined environmental campaigners in calling for a law on climate change to be promised in the next Queen's speech.
In a letter to Tony Blair, green groups are pressing for legislation that would set targets for 3% annual cuts in greenhouse gases across the UK economy.
Friends of the Earth say the measure should have cross-party support and the Lib Dems have also signed the letter.
The government says the important point is how to meet existing targets.
Mr Cameron's move comes a day after a demonstration at Britain's largest coal-fired power station, Drax, in North Yorkshire.
UK carbon emissions rise again
30 March 2006
Britain's CO2 emissions have risen for a third successive year, according to government figures, though overall greenhouse emissions remained constant.
The CO2 rise of about a quarter of a percent between 2004 and 2005 has met with dismay from environmental groups.
The government says the rise was caused by increasing energy consumption and a switch from natural gas to coal.
Carbon Emissions and the Law 
UK carbon emissions rise again