Keir Starmer to unveil ambitious new UK climate goal at Cop29
Keir Starmer to unveil ambitious new UK climate goal at Cop29
Exclusive: Target is 81% emissions cut compared with 1990, but activists say it must be backed by plan of action
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The UK will pledge to cut emissions by 81% compared with 1990 levels by 2035, a target in line with the recommendations of the Climate Change Committee, according to three people familiar with the matter.
Good to hear, given the trajectory of other Western countries it's nice to see Starmer not underplaying the action needed.
The goal would be achieved by decarbonising the power sector and through a massive expansion of offshore wind, as well as through investments in carbon capture and storage and nuclear energy.
Carbon capture really is going to be this government's white elephant, isn't it.
I'm sceptical, but I think that as long as carbon capture happens alongside shutting down fossil fuels, it's at least worth a try.
Too many places treat CCAS as plan A, but it does make sense doing it in the background as a plan B.
It does worry me though, that everyone is just going to go "eh, we'll just capture it in 20 years".