Committee on Climate Change warns UK must tackle 'policy shortfall' to meet new carbon targets

James Murray
clock • 5 min read

Annual update confirms UK emissions have fallen 4.5 per cent a year over the past three years, but urgent new measures now required to deliver on fifth carbon budget

On the same day as the government announced it would officially adopt the fifth carbon budget and its goal of slashing emissions 57 per cent against 1990 levels by 2030, the Committee on Climate Change...

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