UK must cut emissions ‘78% by 2035’ to be on course for net-zero goal

For the first time, the government’s climate advisers have proposed a legally binding “carbon budget” that is in line with the national target of “net-zero” emissions by 2050, which was first set last year. More specifically, the CCC has now set a target for the five-year period 2033-37, which is known as the “sixth carbon budget”. The...