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21 April 2021
Categories: Legal News , Environment , Climate change litigation , Aviation
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LNB News: Government sets out new UK climate change commitments ahead of COP26

The government has announced that it is to legally bind the UK to reducing emissions by 78% by 2035 compared to 1990 levels. 

Lexis®Library update: In addition, it has declared that the UK’s sixth Carbon Budget is, for the first time, incorporating the UK’s share of international aviation and shipping emission in an effort to account for emissions more consistently.

Finally, the sixth Carbon Budget is to limit the volume of greenhouse gases emitted between 2033 and 2037 in line with the recommendation put forward by the Climate Change Committee.

Source: UK enshrines new target in law to slash emissions by 78% by 2035

This content was first published by LNB News / Lexis®Library, a LexisNexis® company, on 20 April 2021 and is published with permission. Further information can be found at: www.lexisnexis.co.uk.

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