U.K. Has No Economic Case to Weaken Carbon Goals: Adviser
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The U.K. has no economic or scientific cause to weaken its carbon targets, the government’s adviser on climate change said, reducing the chance ministers will alter a goal to cut emissions in half by 2027.
Britain charts its emissions cuts in five-year carbon budgets. In May 2011, it announced a target for CO2 output during the fourth budget for 2023-2027 to average half the 1990 level. At the same time, it pledged to review the goal in 2014 to make sure it’s in line with commitments by other nations and won’t damage economic competitiveness.