In the Queen’s speech yesterday, the British Government announced plans for new legislation to create a binding and tough target for a reduction in carbon emissions  — aiming for a 60% fall from 1990 levels by 2050 — and a new independent body, the “Carbon Committee”, to ensure these levels are achieved.  Here is the BBC report.

“The legislation will be centred around “four pillars”:

• placing the target to cut CO2 emissions by 60% from 1990 levels by 2050 on to the statute books
• establishing an independent “Carbon Committee” to work with ministers to deliver reductions “over time and across the economy”
• creating new powers to ensure the 2050 target is achieved
• improving the way CO2 reductions are monitored and reported, including to Parliament.”

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