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Evening Standard
Rebecca Speare-Cole

Government advisers call for 81% cut in UK emissions by 2035

Fawley Oil Fired Power Station, Southampton, Hampshire. Government advises recommend the Government set a 81% emissions reduction target for 2035. (Gareth Fuller/PA) - (PA Archive)

UK greenhouse gas emissions should be cut by at least 81% by 2035 as part of global efforts to tackle climate change, Government advisers have said.

The Government is preparing to unveil plans for cutting emissions by 2035, under the global Paris Agreement which commits countries to take action on curbing temperature rises to prevent the worst impacts of warming.

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