Climate Adaptation
Parts of Britain Are Already Hitting 2030 Carbon Targets
- Areas with nuclear and renewables produce cleanest power
- Developers are struggling to get support for new plants
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Regions of the U.K. powered by a combination of nuclear and wind are already hitting 2030 climate targets, according to an industry report.
Britain has pledged the deepest cuts in greenhouse gas emissions in the Group of 20 nations to put the U.K. at the vanguard of the fight against climate change. The prime minister’s goal to slash pollution by 68% in the four decades through 2030 could put Britain on track to deliver net-zero emissions by the middle of the century.