Carney Says Virus Won’t Change U.K.’s Emissions Cuts Plans

Mark Carney, the former Bank of England chief who is now advising U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson on climate finance, said Britain’s commitment to cutting carbon emissions remains undimmed amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Britain last year became the first major economy to pass a law requiring it to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 to the point where it makes no net contribution to rising global temperatures.