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Helen Corbett

Starmer pledges 81% emissions cut but won’t ‘tell people how to run their lives’

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer speaking at the Cop29 talks (Carl Court/PA) - (PA Wire)

Sir Keir Starmer has committed to cutting UK greenhouse gas emissions by 81% by 2035 – but said he would not be telling people how to live their lives to curb climate change.

The new goal, unveiled by the Prime Minister at UN Cop29 talks in Azerbaijan, is in line with the recommendation from independent advisers the Climate Change Committee (CCC), and with existing legally-binding domestic targets.

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