The government has unveiled details of an ambitious new plan to make all of the country's schools carbon neutral by 2016.

An initial £110 million has been earmarked for the project, which will ultimately involve green technologies being rolled out to all educational authorities in Britain.

The scheme will have a dual focus of increasingly energy efficiency through insulation while also reducing fossil fuel dependency by expanding on-site renewable energy sources such as solar panels.

Schools secretary Ed Balls said over 200 energy-saving projects would be incorporated into the first stage of the programme, with secondary schools on average receiving £500,000 each towards carbon reduction schemes.

He added: "We are taking action now to reduce carbon emissions in new school buildings while we work towards the zero carbon goal."

As part of its energy efficiency programme, the government had already set a target of making all new homes carbon neutral by 2016.

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Author:  Joanne McCabe

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