UK: Chancellor George Osborne "confirmed that Britain will abandon its leadership role in climate change"

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The chancellor also confirmed that Britain will abandon its leadership role in climate change when he said it would not go further than other EU countries in its commitment to cut its carbon emissions.

"We're not going to save the planet by putting our country out of business," he said.