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Dundee - City of Discovery

LibDem Finance Convener emphasises Council openness

Dundee City Council's LibDem Finance Convener, Cllr Fraser Macpherson, has today (Tuesday 16th May) emphasised that Dundee City Council's democratic structures are transparent and open but that the LibDem/Labour administration was exploring good practice across Scotland.

16 May 2006
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Cllr Carlym Sandringham

New Animal Friendly Buying Policy

An animal friendly purchasing policy framework recently adopted by Leicester City Council is believed to be the first of its kind, according to the British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection (BUAV).

15 May 2006
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Plane landing

GOVERNMENT FAILING TO MEET TARGETS IN A 'SPECTACULAR FASHION'

An EU scheme to cut greenhouse gases undermined incentives for countries to pollute less, a report revealed today. The survey of the Union's emissions trading scheme (ETS) revealed major shortcomings in the initiative. Under the scheme, power stations, refineries and heavy industry across Europe were given a limit on how much CO2 they could emit. However, figures show that countries across Europe were given too many pollution allowances or permits by their governments, reducing incentives to cut pollution.

15 May 2006
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Plane landing

GOVERNMENT FAILING TO MEET TARGETS IN A 'SPECTACULAR FASHION'

An EU scheme to cut greenhouse gases undermined incentives for countries to pollute less, a report revealed today. The survey of the Union's emissions trading scheme (ETS) revealed major shortcomings in the initiative. Under the scheme, power stations, refineries and heavy industry across Europe were given a limit on how much CO2 they could emit. However, figures show that countries across Europe were given too many pollution allowances or permits by their governments, reducing incentives to cut pollution.

15 May 2006
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