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John Barrett, Professor of Energy and Climate Policy, University of Leeds

Four crucial climate targets the new UK government should adopt immediately

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The UK is not on track to meet its climate targets and has no credible pathway to get there. However, a new set of more specific targets would provide some clarity for the country’s new government and would ultimately help achieve the overall goal: prevent further climate change.

I contributed to a new report by the Climate Evidence Unit at the University of Leeds in which we suggest four additional climate targets.

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