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Norway becomes world's first country to buy emissions quotas from employees' flights
Jan 2 2007, Irani

Norway is up with arms to help combat global warming. The country will buy emissions quotas for offsetting the greenhouse gases generated by flights of state employees abroad.

The plan was announced in the annual New Year’s address to the nation...

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