Council Inspectors to Demand Pounds 5 'Carbon Offset' for Barbecues April Fool ; Plan to Limit Co2 Emissions From Burning Charcoal

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IT IS one of the timeless rituals of the new globally-warmed great British summer: firing up the barbecue and slinging on a steak.

But people who choose to burn charcoal may have to think twice as councils now have swingeing new powers to force homeowners to buy 'carbon offsets' before they light up or face a Pounds 50 fine.

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Council Inspectors to Demand Pounds 5 'Carbon Offset' for Barbecues April Fool ; Plan to Limit Co2 Emissions From Burning Charcoal

The measures, which have been approved by the Climate Change Unit of the Department of Environment, Fisheries and Rural Affairs, are likely to severely curtail the number o...

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