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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Fiona Harvey Environment editor

UK must act urgently to meet climate commitments, says watchdog

Rishi Sunak at the Cop28 climate summit in Dubai
Rishi Sunak at the Cop28 climate summit in Dubai in December. Photograph: Peter Dejong/AP

The UK must act urgently to meet its international climate commitments, the independent climate watchdog has warned, after sending “mixed messages” to other countries at the Cop28 UN climate summit in December.

While carbon reduction from electricity generation has shown progress, the rate at which all other sources of emissions are being cut must quadruple to meet the UK’s target under the Paris agreement of 68% reductions in emissions by 2030, according to the Climate Change Committee.

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