The new UK government has announced it will push the EU to move to a higher target for cutting greenhouse gas emissions, it has announced in the new government coalition document. It will urge the EU to cut emissions by 30% from 1990 levels by 2020, rather than the current 20% target, partly through more support for renewables.
The recent recession has lowered emissions, representing an opportunity to set a higher target. The UK would seek to meet its share of the 30% target through the scaling up of renewable energy and the introduction of feed-in tariffs, encouraging early adoption of technologies that at present cost more than fossil-fuel generation. The government will also seek to set a minimum price for carbon. << Back