Climate change UK news Oct-Dec 2008

"Because it matters that people take personal responsibility themselves, we want all individuals and all businesses to join us and build a shared national purpose to make Britain a world leader in tackling climate change." Gordon Brown, June 24 2007 / Inspiring Quotes 5
*Committee on Climate Change recommends a minimum 34% cut in GHG emissions by 2020, November 30 Committee on Climate Change, November 30 
*Climate laws to include planes, October 28 BBC news, October 28 
*Scotland will be at the forefront of global action on climate change, according to Finance Secretary John Swinney who has set out the key components of the Scottish Climate Change Bill, October 27 The Scottish Government, October 27 Mr Swinney said that by including international aviation and shipping, emissions from all six greenhouse gases, and annual targets, Scotland will have the most ambitious Bill to tackle climate change anywhere in the world. 
*Government increases climate emissions target to 80 per cent - as Miliband backs financial incentives for small-scale renewable energy, October 16 Friends of the Earth, October 16 topic
*New Department of Energy and Climate Change announced, bringing together "...much of Defra’s existing climate change responsibilities with the energy component from BERR, to focus on solving the challenges of climate change and energy supply." October 3 Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, October 3 
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