UK can reach net zero by 2050, climate report finds

Climate Change Committee says current targets could be met provided country takes 'steps forward' to achieve themThe UK can reach its net zero targets for 2050, and its interim carbon budgets for 2030 and beyond, the government's statutory climate advisers have reported, in an unusual vote of confidence in green policy.But difficult decisions cannot be ducked, the Climate Change Committee (CCC) added in its annual progress report to parliament - including a pressing need to overhaul the way energy is taxed in order to make electricity much cheaper than gas. Continue reading...