UK: Darling 'dropped the ball' on climate change, say Greens

摘要

The UK Budget announced this week, although billed as the greenest yet, is insignificant, contradictory and lacks vision to tackle climate change, environmentalists said. UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling did introduce higher vehicle excise duties for the most polluting cars. From 2009 cars that emit more than 255 grams of CO_2 per kilometre will be subject to a new top rate of tax.