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By Michelle Brookes
A GOVERNMENT agency is encouraging developers to construct buildings with green roofs in London.
The measure has been put forward by the Environment Agency as a means to combat the negative effects of climate change.
In a set of guidelines released last week, the agency says covering roofs with vegetation will insulate buildings and soak up rainwater.
A layer of plant life will, the agency claims, make structures cooler in summer and warmer in winter.
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