Airlines are trying to do their bit to meet their carbon targets.

Amsterdam has introduced stringent carbon targets and set up an office that spans all the authority's departments to ensure it achieves its goals.

Mr Wick said: "I reject entirely the idea we are not completely committed to meeting our carbon targets.

A more relaxed domestic wind turbine planning standard would be a very quick and cheap win on the road to meeting our national carbon targets.

Q: Wouldn't it have made more sense to examine the carbon targets?

Q: Does this mean other parts of industry will have to do more to meet their carbon targets?

In this case the experiment involved firing beryllium-14, beryllium-15 and lithium-11 nuclei at a small carbon target, the most successful being beryllium-14.

It is the first time any country has set itself legally binding carbon targets.

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Like any other company, they will be forced to meet their assigned carbon targets - which could be an expensive proposition.