UK government sets 87% emissions reduction target for seventh Carbon Budget by 2040
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The British government has announced a new target of 87% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from 1990 levels for the 2038–2042 period, as part of the country's seventh Carbon Budget. This would limit GHG emissions to 535 MtCO2eq over that five-year period. The target is part of the UK's Carbon Budget and Growth Delivery Plan, which outlines policies for decarbonizing all economic sectors to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. The previous Carbon Budget had set a goal of 81% reduction and full decarbonization of the power mix.
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The new target proposed for the country's seventh Carbon Budget would limit GHG emissions for the 2038 to 2042 period of 535 MtCO2eq
The UK's Carbon Budget and Growth Delivery Plan which sets out policies and proposals for decarbonising all sectors of the economy to reach net-zero emissions by 2050
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