The UK government has announced that it will be reviewing its commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by 2025 in 2014! This is not promising news, it does not mean tougher targets are going to be set. Targets are more than likely to go down in the short to medium term. The current government is concerned that current targets could result in UK industry losing out by cutting much faster than the rest of Europe thus making our economy less competitive. This view is terribly short sighted to say the least! Tackling human induced climate change requires long-term decisions and strong leadership. Not effecting long-term change now risks further damaging the environment and scuppering the economic advantage we will gain from a moving to a lower carbon and less greenhouse intensive economy.
If you want to know more, then read the associated BBC news article
The whole ‘I will if you will’ game seems mighty childish to me. I am referring to the U.K’s deal that if the E.U will aim to cut their emissions by 50% in 2025 then we will too. Absurd!
I must say I really don’t understand why cutting our emissions at a faster rate than the E.U would be bad for the economy though?
In a recent statement Cameron on the original target of a 50% reduction: “By making this commitment, we will position the UK a leading player in the global low-carbon economy, creating significant new industries and jobs,”
I must admit this statement seems sound and don’t understand how now this could be a bad thing for our economy! Surely with Britain’s current economic status it will be highly beneficial to be the leaders in green technology and adopting a zero emissions policy!
Did we not also sign a legally binding contract to an 80% reduction on 1990 levels by 2050?
What will happen at the next summit in Kyoto 2012?
These are scary times for England and this is causing even more fear to the rest of the world in backing our unstable economy being led by a bunch of turncoats, despicable!