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| Climate change: UK to set bold emissions target | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: 30 Jun 2016, 12:23 AM (98 Views) | |
| skibboy | 30 Jun 2016, 12:23 AM Post #1 |
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Climate change: UK to set bold emissions target By Roger Harrabin BBC environment analyst 14 minutes ago ![]() A world-leading climate change target up to the early 2030s is set to be confirmed by the British government. Ministers are expected to announce that the UK will cut carbon emissions by 57% by 2032, from 1990 levels. The announcement will help reassure the investors needed to overhaul the UK's ageing energy system. The energy industry will be relieved after cuts in renewables subsidies and the vote to leave the EU, which influences so much of the UK's energy. Energy Secretary Amber Rudd said climate change remained one of the most serious long-term risks to the economy. Speaking at a business and climate summit in London, Ms Rudd said: "Climate change has not been downgraded as a threat. "We must not turn our back on Europe or the world. So while I think the UK's role in dealing with a warming planet may have been made harder by the decision last Thursday, our commitment to dealing with it has not gone away." Business spokesmen at the conference echoed a call by the former Labour Climate Secretary Ed Miliband for the prime minister immediately to ratify the Paris climate accord in which nearly 180 countries agreed to cut carbon emissions. Vehicle costs There will be a warning note, though, from the government's advisers - the Committee on Climate Change. They are expected to press the government to urgently produce new policies to back up its ambitions. The committee calculates the government's targets for low-carbon energy are on track, but says a new approach is needed on CO2 emissions from housing as well as agriculture and transport - two sectors where emissions are growing. The committee is also expected to say that ministers must support carbon capture and storage technology, which will allow fossil fuels to continue to be burned. The prime minister said it was essential for the UK - before he withdrew the funds supporting the technology. Source:
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| skibboy | 6 Jul 2017, 12:41 AM Post #2 |
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Air quality: Challenge against government plan rejected 4 hours ago ![]() The High Court has rejected a legal challenge against the government's plans to improve air quality. Campaign group ClientEarth had brought the case, saying draft measures on cutting nitrogen dioxide levels were flawed and "plainly unlawful". The court ruled last year that government plans to meet air quality limits were inadequate. But a judge refused the application for an order that a further consultation should go ahead. Nitrogen dioxide limits were introduced in EU law in 1999, with the aim of achieving them by 2010. Mr Justice Garnham said in May 2016 that the government's plans to meet the limits must be improved. Issues with the draft Air Quality Plan raised by Nathalie Lieven QC, for ClientEarth, included: - It had not identified measures for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland - It did not reflect the key findings of a Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) report which found creating "Clean Air Zones" was the only way of ensuring compliance The High Court judge said he found no reason to rule there had been illegality. ClientEarth said the government's final plans could be open to a legal challenge if some of its concerns were not addressed. Its chief executive, James Thornton, said the court's judgement had sent a "clear signal to ministers that they must improve on their draft plans to reduce air pollution as soon as possible". Oliver Hayes, air pollution campaigner for Friends of the Earth, said the government was "increasingly out on a limb when it comes to air pollution". He added that without adequate Clean Air Zones pollution was set to remain at illegal levels. A Defra spokesman said: "Improving the UK's air quality and cutting harmful emissions is a priority for this government and we will continue to work towards publishing our final plan by 31 July." Source: .com
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