New British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has announced plans to double the development of carbon-conscious "eco-towns" in an effort to reduce the country's emissions and expand its strained housing stock.
"Mr Brown told the Labour conference: "'For the first time in nearly half a century we will show the imagination to build new towns - eco-towns with low and zero-carbon homes.'"
"'And today, because of the responses we have received, we are announcing that instead of just five new eco-towns we will now aim for ten - building thousands of new homes in every region of the country.'"
"This would help boost housebuilding to 240,000 homes a year, he said."
"The eco-town idea was the first major policy announcement made by Mr Brown as he began his campaign to succeed Tony Blair as prime minister earlier this year."
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