Britain has ambitious climate-change plans—and two problems
Unfortunately, they are the most powerful government department and the prime minister
WHEN IT COMES to tackling climate change, the British government lacks neither ambition nor self-regard. In 2019 it enacted a law committing itself to reaching net zero greenhouse-gas emissions by 2050. A medium-sized country that accounts for 1% of global emissions believes it can pull the rest of the world along at a UN climate conference next month in Glasgow. But is Britain serious about keeping its own promises? A flurry of government plans released this week suggest not.
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “Jolly green giant”
Britain October 23rd 2021
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- Britain has ambitious climate-change plans—and two problems
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- A plan to revive Britain’s rural railways gathers steam
- The British state is becoming worryingly reliant on its armed forces
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