Climate Changed
British Government to Ask for Roadmap to Net Zero Emissions
- Climate change committee asked to review emissions policies
- Current target aims to reduce emissions by 80% by 2050
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The U.K. government has asked climate change experts whether it should set a date for a net zero emissions target, as pressure mounts on lawmakers to speed up pollution cuts.
The Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has also asked the independent U.K. Committee on Climate Change to advise whether the 2050 target of slashing pollution by 80 percent, put forth in the international Paris climate agreement, should be moved up.