Government warned against loosening future climate targets
by Emily Beament
Feb 28, 2024
2 minutes
Future targets to cut greenhouse gas emissions should not be loosened, the UK’s independent climate advisers have warned.
The UK outperformed on its legal target to cut emissions between 2018 and 2022, known as the third carbon budget, largely due to external factors including the pandemic.
Total emissions over the period were 391 million tonnes, or 15%, less than the maximum allowed under the third
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