UK vows 68pc emissions cut by end of decade

Britain will aim to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by more than two-thirds this decade, in what the government said would be the fastest reduction of any major economy. The target to reduce emissions by 68 percent by 2030, compared to 1990 levels, is part of legally-binding plans for the country to become carbon neutral by 2050. It comes as Britain prepares to co-host a December 12 Climate Ambition Summit and stages COP26, the United Nation's annual climate gathering, in Glasgow next November. Prime Minister Boris Johnson last month unveiled plans for "a green industrial revolution". It includes banning petrol and diesel new vehicle sales, quadrupling offshore wind power and scaling up hydrogen production capacity, all within the decade.

Tap here to add The Daily Star as a trusted source