Zero carbon emissions target to be enshrined in UK law

Energy minister Andrea Leadsom responds to call from Ed Miliband, saying Paris climate pledge will be legally binding

The UK will enshrine in law a long-term goal of reducing its carbon emissions to zero, as called for in last year's historic Paris climate deal.

Responding to former Labour leader Ed Miliband's call to put the target into law, energy minister Andrea Leadsom told parliament on Monday: "The government believes that we will need to take the step of enshrining the Paris goal for net zero emissions in UK law. The question is not whether but how we do it."