MPs urge parliament to approve 2030 carbon target

Committee says UK 'cannot afford further delays' in setting fifth carbon budget in the wake of the signing of the Paris agreement on climate change

The government should approve the UK's 2030s carbon target in the wake of the signing of the Paris agreement on climate change, an influential committee of MPs has urged.

The so-called fifth carbon budget sets a limit on the quantity of greenhouse gases that can be produced across the country between 2028 and 2032, as a way of meeting national and international commitments on combating global warming.