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UK’s Conservative politicians want strong action on climate change

Business Green 20th Oct 2020, The UK’s departure from the EU provides an opportunity to establish a “much
more” ambitious climate target for 2030 that aligns with its longer-term
statutory goal of reaching net zero emissions by 2050, Conservative
backbenchers have told the government. In a letter sent this morning to
Business Secretary Alok Sharma, dozens of Tory MPs urged the government to
submit a strengthened climate goal – or nationally determined contribution
(NDC), in the UN jargon – that follows the forthcoming recommendations of
the Committee on Climate Change (CCC), which is in December due to unveil
its advice for meeting the UK’s emissions goals for the 2033-37 period,
also known as the sixth carbon budget.

Signatories to the letter include
former Environment Secretary Theresa Villiers, former First Secretary of
State Damian Green, and former Under Secretary of State for BEIS Lord
Duncan.

The UK government, meanwhile – which has not updated its UN Paris
Agreement climate pledges since adopting its 2050 net zero target last year
– has said it plans to submit its enhanced, net zero-aligned NDC ahead of
next year’s UN climate summit in Glasgow.

And, in a bid to keep up pressure
on the government to ensure the UK’s plans are as ambitious as possible, 42
MPs and Lords in the Conservative Environment Network have signed today’s
letter arguing the UK has a responsibility as host of the forthcoming COP26
climate conference to establish a world-leading national climate plan that
sets an example to other member states and raises collective international
ambition.

https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4021952/conservative-mps-urge-government-submit-ambitious-2030-climate-plan

October 22, 2020 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | climate change, politics, UK

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