The Government will enshrine in UK law the world’s most ambitious climate change target to reduce emissions by 78% by 2035 compared with levels in 1990. In line the independent Climate Change Committee’s recommendations, this sixth Carbon Budget limits the volume of greenhouse gases emitted over a five-year period from 2033 to 2037, taking the […]
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WCM coal mine could affect UK’s carbon budgets
Government approval for West Cumbria Mining (WCM)’s plans for a deep coal mine under the seabed off the Cumbrian coast could affect the UK’s legally binding carbon budgets. COP26 Climate change committee (CCC) chairman Lord Debden raised the concerns following government secretary Robert Jenrick’s decision in early January 2021 not to call in, or review, […]