UK to set legal course for net zero 2050 emissions

Published 23:59 on June 11, 2019  /  Last updated at 23:21 on June 12, 2019  / Ben Garside /  Climate Talks, EMEA, EU ETS, International, Paris Article 6

The UK will on Wednesday propose to enshrine in law a 2050 net zero greenhouse gas emissions target, Prime Minister Theresa May said in a statement late Tuesday in a bill set to go against the government’s in-house experts by leaving open the door to using international credits.
The UK will on Wednesday propose to enshrine in law a 2050 net zero greenhouse gas emissions target, Prime Minister Theresa May said in a statement late Tuesday in a bill set to go against the government’s in-house experts by leaving open the door to using international credits.


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