UK's 2030 carbon target set to disappoint green campaigners

Environment groups say as Cop26 hosts UK should show leadership and set tougher goal of 75% reduction in emissions

Green campaigners and climate experts are set for disappointment as the UK government prepares to publish its carbon target for 2030.

Environmental and development groups have been pushing the prime minister to opt for a stretching target of cutting emissions by 75% by 2030, compared with 1990 levels, which would have put the UK at the forefront of developed countries in fighting the climate crisis.