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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Emily Beament

Green behaviour change is not about telling people what to do – climate advisers

Emission cuts will not be achieved by telling people not to fly, MPs have heard (Steve Parsons/PA) - (PA Archive)

Delivering emission cuts from behaviour changes is not about telling people what to do, but making it as easy as possible, climate advisers have said.

Sir Keir Starmer has pledged the UK will cut greenhouse gases by 81% on 1990 levels by 2035, as the country’s contribution to international efforts to curb dangerous global warming – but insisted he would not be telling people how to live their lives to achieve the goal.

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