The CCC's latest report to government is unequivocal - it is imperative that the UK achieves net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. There was a time when the UK was lauded for its lead in tackling climate change. No more. A number of countries are now well to the forefront but if the government were to accept the CCC's recommendations, enshrine the target in legislation and ACT ON IT that would be a massively important global statement.
Achieving net zero will not be easy; many of the key tools have not been tested at large scale. A particular instance is carbon capture and storage. Because some source of emissions will be impossible to bring to zero (in the agricultural sector, for instance) directly removing CO2 from the atmosphere will be a crucial technology.
Parliament has made the symbolic move of declaring a climate emergency. Now it is time to actually do something about it.
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