Education secretary Alan Johnson claimed the eco-schools would help save five million tonnes of carbon dioxide.
The scheme, which comes as part of a £110m investment package to be delivered over three years, will also see all secondary schools given a copy of Al Gore’s film ‘An inconvenient truth’.
“As people and businesses try to reduce their carbon emissions, it is only right that the government plays its part,” Johnson said.
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