British say reducing emissions aids growth

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AUGUSTA - The governor and members of the Legislature hosted a friendly British invasion Tuesday as four members of Parliament arrived to support Maine's plans for a European-style carbon-trading system.

The four MPs, members of all three major parties, urged lawmakers here to move forward with a plan to cut carbon-dioxide emissions and slow global warming. Such action in the United Kingdom has made Britain a leader in renewable-energy development and helped, not hurt, its economy, they said.

"We have managed to both cut emissions and have dramatic economic growth," said Lord Robin Corbett of Castle Vale, a member of the House of Lords from the Labour Party.

From 1990 to 1999, Corbett said, emissions declined 13 percent and the economy grew 49 percent.

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