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| Carbon "credit cards" could be issued as part of a nationwide carbon rationing scheme, Environment Secretary David Miliband has suggested. | Carbon "credit cards" could be issued as part of a nationwide carbon rationing scheme, Environment Secretary David Miliband has suggested. |
| An annual allowance would be allocated, with the card being swiped on various items such as travel, energy or food. | An annual allowance would be allocated, with the card being swiped on various items such as travel, energy or food. |
| Mr Miliband said people who used less than their allowance could sell any surplus to those who wanted more. | Mr Miliband said people who used less than their allowance could sell any surplus to those who wanted more. |
| A feasibility study says many questions remain on such a plan, but Mr Miliband says "bold thinking" is needed. | |
| Mr Miliband told the Guardian that the scheme had "a simplicity and beauty that would reward carbon thrift". | Mr Miliband told the Guardian that the scheme had "a simplicity and beauty that would reward carbon thrift". |
| Mr Miliband, who commissioned the feasibility study, said the scheme could be working within five years. | Mr Miliband, who commissioned the feasibility study, said the scheme could be working within five years. |
| You cannot just rely on the state David Miliband Send us your comments | You cannot just rely on the state David Miliband Send us your comments |
| Individuals and communities had to be empowered to tackle climate change - "the mass mobilising movement of our age". | |
| "You cannot just rely on the state," he said. | "You cannot just rely on the state," he said. |
| The feasibility study was carried out by the Centre for Sustainable Energy for the Department of the Environment (Defra). | |
| It says there are questions over whether a scheme would be acceptable for politicians and the public, but could be fairer than imposing carbon taxes. | |
| The report seeks to separate a carbon trading scheme from the proposed ID card scheme, to avoid it being attacked on the same civil liberty basis as identity cards. | |
| 'Consistent radicalism' | 'Consistent radicalism' |
| Defra said the government was now developing a work programme "which should provide the information to lead to a decision on whether or not a personal carbon allowance is a realistic and workable policy option". | |
| Mr Miliband predicted the environment would be a key issue in the next election, requiring Labour to "change our policies and our politics in fundamental ways so that we are seen as the change in the next election". | Mr Miliband predicted the environment would be a key issue in the next election, requiring Labour to "change our policies and our politics in fundamental ways so that we are seen as the change in the next election". |
| "I'm a great believer in the Arsene Wenger school of management - which is, you don't worry about the opposition, you just get your own act together," he said. | "I'm a great believer in the Arsene Wenger school of management - which is, you don't worry about the opposition, you just get your own act together," he said. |
| He insisted that climate change required "cumulative, consistent radicalism" rather than "one shot wonders". | He insisted that climate change required "cumulative, consistent radicalism" rather than "one shot wonders". |
| Watts in your wallet? | Watts in your wallet? |
| Environmental measures in last week's pre-Budget report, including a 1.25p per litre increase in fuel duty and a doubling in air duty, were called "pretty feeble" by green groups. | Environmental measures in last week's pre-Budget report, including a 1.25p per litre increase in fuel duty and a doubling in air duty, were called "pretty feeble" by green groups. |
| Environmental group Friends of the Earth said the principle of using a limited "budget" of carbon per person was sound, but the implementation - especially as it would involve a government IT project - was a cause for concern. | Environmental group Friends of the Earth said the principle of using a limited "budget" of carbon per person was sound, but the implementation - especially as it would involve a government IT project - was a cause for concern. |
| Friends of the Earth climate change campaigner Martin Williams said: "What worries us is that it could take quite a long time to implement it and really we don't have that long to tackle climate change." | Friends of the Earth climate change campaigner Martin Williams said: "What worries us is that it could take quite a long time to implement it and really we don't have that long to tackle climate change." |
| At a meeting in Downing Street on Monday, the prime minister met business, media and religious leaders to promote "collective action" against climate change. | At a meeting in Downing Street on Monday, the prime minister met business, media and religious leaders to promote "collective action" against climate change. |
| The Bishop of London and the chief executives of B&Q, BSkyB, the Carphone Warehouse, HSBC UK, Man Investments, Marks & Spencer, O2, Starbucks UK, the director general of the BBC and Tesco formed a partnership to publicise "practical, simple solutions". A public campaign will be launched in March 2007. | The Bishop of London and the chief executives of B&Q, BSkyB, the Carphone Warehouse, HSBC UK, Man Investments, Marks & Spencer, O2, Starbucks UK, the director general of the BBC and Tesco formed a partnership to publicise "practical, simple solutions". A public campaign will be launched in March 2007. |