Climate Change Committee also says rowing back on climate policies has harmed investment into UK
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In a damning verdict on the prime minister’s announcements last month, the Climate Change Committee (CCC) warned of a “substantial policy gap” that was putting the UK off track to meet its crucial 2030 carbon targets.
Piers Forster, the acting chair of the CCC, said: “The prime minister has relaxed important policies to decarbonise buildings and transport and sent a message to business and the international audience that he will allow more time for the UK to transition to key clean technologies.”
He added: “We remain concerned about the likelihood of achieving the UK’s future targets, especially the substantial policy gap to the UK’s 2030 goals.”
The CCC found there were “insufficient” plans to meet about a fifth of the emissions reductions required by 2030 to hit the government’s international goal of cutting carbon by 68% by 2030, compared with 1990 levels.
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