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UK sets ambitious new target on emissions ahead of UN summit (nationthailand.com)

UK sets ambitious new target on emissions ahead of UN summit

NationalDec 11. 2020

By THE NATION

The British government has announced an ambitious new target to reduce the UK’s emissions by at least 68 per cent by 2030, compared to 1990 levels.The new target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions – their Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) under the Paris Climate Agreement – is among the highest in the world and commits the UK to cutting emissions at the fastest rate of any major economy so far.The new target is the first set by the UK following its departure from the EU.The UK was the first major economy to legislate for net zero emissions by 2050.The announcement comes ahead of the UK co-hosting the Climate Ambition Summit on Saturday, which will coincide with the fifth anniversary of the historic Paris Agreement. The summit calls on countries around the world to submit ambitious NDCs or other climate plans in the run-up towards the UN COP26 climate talks, which the UK government is hosting in Glasgow next year.This new target meets the recommendation of experts at the independent Climate Change Committee who advise the government on emissions targets.UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has chalked out a 10- point plan for a green industrial revolution, which will create and support up to 250,000 British jobs by 2030. The plan sets out ambitious policies and investment, with the potential to deliver over £40 billion of private investment by 2030, to develop innovative technologies and make significant strides in cutting emissions across energy, transport and buildings. It also provides a road map of further action the UK will be taking to reduce emissions in the coming decades, encouraging similar levels of ambition from businesses, organisations and nations around the world.Johnson said: “We have proven we can reduce our emissions and create hundreds of thousands of jobs in the process – uniting businesses, academics, NGOs and local communities in a common goal to go further and faster to tackle climate change.“Today, we are taking the lead with an ambitious new target to reduce our emissions by 2030, faster than any major economy, with our Ten Point Plan helping us on our path to reach it.“But this is a global effort, which is why the UK is urging world leaders as part of next week’s Climate Ambition Summit to bring forward their own ambitious plans to cut emissions and set net zero targets.”