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The plan sets out measures designed to help the country achieve this target almost 15 years earlier than previously planned.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said: “We want to continue to raise the bar on tackling climate change, and that’s why we’re setting the most ambitious target to cut emissions in the world.”
The new climate target outlined by the Prime Minister ahead of the US climate summit in Washington is expected to become law by the end of June and includes emissions generated by international aviation and shipping. This is the first time the UK’s Carbon Budget will integrate international aviation and shipping emissions.
The newly announced goal would bring the UK more than three-quarters of the way to net zero by 2050.
Business and Energy Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng said: “This latest target shows the world that the UK is serious about protecting the health of our planet, while also seizing the new economic opportunities it will bring and capitalising on green technologies, yet another step as we build back greener from the pandemic we lead the world towards a cleaner, more prosperous future for this generation and those to come.”
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