The British government on Wednesday called for the closing of all coal-fired power plants in the country by 2025, and proposed that use of the plants be restricted two years before that.
The move, announced in advance of the United Nations conference on climate change set to open in Paris on Nov. 30, appeared aimed at showing Britain as a leader in reducing carbon dioxide emissions.
The push came as the European Commission, the executive arm of the European Union, said in a report
that the bloc would probably achieve its goal of reducing emissions by
20 percent by 2020, compared with levels that existed in 1990.
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