Theresa May commits to net zero UK carbon emissions by 2050
by Peter Walker, Rowena Mason and Damian Carrington from Environment | The Guardian on (#4GZSA)
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Theresa May has sought to cement some legacy in the weeks before she steps down as prime minister by enshrining in law a commitment to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050, making Britain the first major economy to do so.
The commitment, to be made in an amendment to the Climate Change Act laid in parliament on Wednesday, would make the UK the first member of the G7 group of industrialised nations to legislate for net zero emissions, Downing Street said.
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