Half UK's true carbon footprint created abroad, research finds

Half of real carbon footprint comes from 'invisible' cost of goods made overseas - study

The UK's efforts to cut greenhouse gases are being undermined by a failure to put in place climate policies that cover imported goods, research has found.

The government is committed to cutting the UK's carbon output to net zero by 2050, and emissions have been falling for the past three decades. But that does not take into account the "invisible" side of Britain's carbon footprint, which comes from international travel and the carbon produced overseas to make goods that are used here.