U.K. Plans Deeper Carbon Cuts to Spur Climate Change Fight
- Government announces plans for 78% reduction by 2035 from 1990
- New target to include aviation, shipping for first time
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Prime Minster Boris Johnson’s government will set a goal to cut U.K. carbon pollution by 78% by 2035, deepening an already ambitious target as he seeks to spur global momentum in the fight against climate change and boost relations with U.S. President Joe Biden.
The government will adopt the target -- a cut relative to 1990 levels -- in line with the recommendations of the Committee on Climate Change, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy said Tuesday in an emailed statement. For the first time, aviation and shipping emissions will be included, it said.