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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Helen Corbett

Starmer not ‘telling people how to live’ to reach new emissions goal

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer (left) and Foreign Secretary David Lammy arrive at Heydar Aliyev International Airport to attend the Cop29 climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan (Carl Court/PA) - (PA Wire)

Sir Keir Starmer has said he will not be “telling people how to live their lives” as part of plans to reach the UK’s new emissions reduction target.

He will set the goal out at Cop29 in Azerbaijan later on Tuesday, but it has been reported the UK will pledge to reduce emissions by 81% compared with 1990 levels by 2035, in line with the recommendation of the Climate Change Committee.

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