"Britain May OK Pollution 'Points' Trades'

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LONDON (AP) - Britain may require individuals to limit the carbon dioxide they produce to combat global warming - and permit energy-savers to profit by selling their carbon allowances, the environment secretary said Wednesday.

David Miliband, a rising star in the governing Labour Party, argued that Britain needed to make fundamental changes to combat global warming. He said it was a bigger and more immediate problem than most people realized.

Miliband described the idea of personal carbon trading as a "compelling thought experiment" but said it would not happen in the short term.

He said officials are already considering so-called emissions trading programs for businesses and large public organizations.

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