Government commits to 87% cut in UK’s climate emissions by 2040

The Government has pledged to slash emissions by 2040 (Yui Mok/PA) - (PA Archive)

The Government has signed up to a legal target to cut the UK’s planet-heating emissions by 87% by 2040, Ed Miliband has announced.

The commitment will see heat pumps, electric cars and renewables rolled out across the country in a move the Government says will bring down bills and “upgrade lifestyles”.