'Ambitious and deliverable': CCC advises government to target 81 per cent emissions cut by 2035

Michael Holder
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Oil rig and wind turbine, Irish Sea | Credit: iStock
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Oil rig and wind turbine, Irish Sea | Credit: iStock

Climate Change Committee argues UK's updated Paris Agreement climate plan should aim for an 81 cut in emissions, excluding aviation and shipping, against a 1990 baseline

The UK should confirm a target for an 81 per cent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions against 1990 levels by 2035 when it submits its updated national climate action plan to the UN, the Climate Change...

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