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UK Targets 81% Emissions Reduction by 2035 to Fight Climate Change

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28 October, 2024

UK targets ambitious 81% greenhouse gas emissions cut by 2035 to combat climate change

The UK will have to bring greenhouse gas emissions down drastically in this decade to counter climate change, the country's climate advisory body said. According to the Climate Change Committee (CCC), the UK has decreased its emissions by more than half since 1990 but needs to significantly increase its effort to achieve an ambitious 81% reduction by 2035. The goal is in line with the international target of limiting temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius.

The CCC believes the UK has the technologies adequate to support this goal; and further investment is necessary for the higher level for renewable energy sources, electric vehicles, and heat pumps. In consequence, applying this, as against the existing cut proposed for 2030 of 68 percent, this would represent an impressive increase.

Importantly, recommendations by CCC do not consider the emissions through imported goods and crossborder flights, but are also in compliance with the international standards set up by UN. In UK, success so far has typically been about decarbonizing the sector of electricity production, even though reducing domestic heating along with other emissions sources had proved relatively difficult. Nevertheless, the CCC is quite optimistic regarding deliverability.

New emission reductions targets for the UK are expected to be announced during the COP29 climate conference preparations in Azerbaijan as the country aims to spur more countries to increase their climate action commitments. Additionally, the conference is going to focus on making demands for financial support from rich countries to help the developing world cope with the impacts of climate change. The CCC asks the UK to commit its fair share of funding and further improve domestic climate resilience strategies.