Netherlands to levy 'green' road tax by the kilometre

The Dutch government said Friday it wants to introduce a "green" road tax by the kilometre from 2012 aimed at cutting carbon dioxide emissions by 10 percent and halving congestion.

"Each vehicle will be equipped with a GPS device that tracks how many kilometres are driven and when and where. This data will be then be sent to a collection agency that will send out the bill," the transport ministry said in a statement.
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"Traffic jams will be halved and it helps the environment," the ministry said.

WWF campaign to ‘brighten the future with lanterns’

A World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) project aims to give children a voice at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 15) meetings in Copenhagen in December. Organized as part of the WWF’s Earth Hour campaign, the “Lanterns to Brighten the Future” project invites children to download paper lantern designs from www.wwf.org.tr.