A cross-party coalition of politicians has called on the UK government to enshrine in law a so-called net zero greenhouse gas emissions target within the lifetime of this Parliament.
The group led by Conservative MP Simon Clarke includes former Conservative leader Lord Howard, former Labour leader Ed Miliband and Environmental Audit Committee chair Mary Creagh.
Lib Dem energy spokesperson Baroness Featherstone, Green MP Caroline Lucas and crossbench climate scientist peer Lord Krebs are also backing a net zero target for greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 in a letter to be sent to Prime Minister Theresa May.
The call follows the UK government asking the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) for advice on bringing the UK’s emissions reduction target in line with the Paris Agreement on climate change.
“I warmly welcome the government’s recent announcement that they will be asking the CCC for advice on a net zero target,” said Clarke.
“Setting ourselves the goal of net zero emissions will spur innovation, building on existing British know-how to get us all the way to net zero, creating new industries and jobs across the UK in clean technologies like carbon capture and storage,” he added.
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UK politicians back net zero target
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