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London wants to step up on the road to carbon neutrality

2020-12-04T23:34:00.386Z


The United Kingdom, which is a world champion in the fight against global warming, has set itself the goal of reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by 68% by 2030, announced on Thursday (December 3rd). government. This new, more ambitious target - the previous one stood at 53%, set in relation to the 1990 emissions level - is in line with the objective of achieving carbon neutrality in 2050, and p


The United Kingdom, which is a world champion in the fight against global warming, has set itself the goal of reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by 68% by 2030, announced on Thursday (December 3rd). government.

This new, more ambitious target - the previous one stood at 53%, set in relation to the 1990 emissions level - is in line with the objective of achieving carbon neutrality in 2050, and precedes the climate summit organized by the United Nations and the United Kingdom on December 12, on the occasion of the five years of the anniversary of the Paris Agreement.

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“Today, we are leading the way with an ambitious new target to reduce our emissions by 2030, faster than any leading economic power

,

Boris Johnson said in a statement.

"But this is a global effort, which is why the UK is calling on leaders around the world, at next week's Climate Ambitions summit, to come up with their own ambitious plans to cut emissions and set carbon neutrality objectives, ”he added in a statement released Thursday evening.

The United Kingdom, which is due to host the major UN climate conference, COP26 in Glasgow in 2021, is claiming the goal of reducing emissions the fastest compared to other leading economies.

Boris Johnson's conservative government recently unveiled plans for a

“green industrial revolution” that is

supposed to create and support 250,000 jobs by the end of the decade.

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This new British announcement

"strongly encourages other major economies to follow their example,"

responded Sonam P. Wangdi, who chairs the Least Developed Countries group at the United Nations climate convention.

“Now the hard work begins.

The UK must translate its commitments into political and financial action. ”

If Boris Johnson is

"right"

to set

"one of the most ambitious climate goals in the world"

, for John Sauven, executive director of Greenpeace United Kingdom,

"given the urgency of the climate crisis and the rapid progress solutions for carbon neutrality, ambition can be pushed even higher ”

.

According to him, the government must do more to reduce emissions

"from our homes, roads, farms and energy sources

.

"

Source: lefigaro

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