Britain has lost its position as a global leader on climate action and is not doing enough to meet its mid-century net zero target, the country's climate advisers said on Wednesday.
Britain in 2019 became the first member of the Group of Seven wealthy nations to set a target to achieve net zero emissions by 2050, requiring major changes in the way Britons travel and use electricity.
But strategies in place are unlikely to deliver the required emission cuts and last year’s announcements on new fossil fuel projects have tarnished Britain's reputation as a climate leader, an annual progress report by the Climate Change Committee said on Wednesday. “The UK has lost its clear global leadership position on climate action," it said. "We have backtracked on fossil fuel commitments, with the consenting of a new coal mine and support for new UK oil and gas production.”over 40C last year.
“There is a worrying hesitancy by ministers to lead the country to the next stage of net zero commitments,” CCC Chairman John Gummer said. The CCC, set up as an independent adviser on climate action to the government, found Britain had fallen behind in areas including improving energy efficiency in buildings, rolling out heat pumps, curbing emissions from industry and increasing the rate of tree planting, which must double by 2025.Since then, the government has launched its
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