Greenhouse gas
According to the Committee on Climate Change, the UK is in a position to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Achieving this target would be in line with the commitment the UK and the rest of the world agreed to under the Paris Agreement. The Committee's report states that the UK has the basic foundation to cut its emissions by 2050, but the policies required to deliver this would need to be strengthened. They believe the cost of making the necessary changes would be manageable.
Reaching net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 is no longer a lofty eco-warrior ambition but a national call to reshape our economy, and end the carbon era.
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Veteran backbencher heckled by other Conservatives for intervention.
After two weeks of disruption, there is hope as well as scepticism.
Climate research carried out by the World Wildlife Fund has found that the UK's carbon dioxide emissions have contributed to a loss of sea ice the size of Cardiff, Edinburgh, Manchester and Birmingham combined. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has warned that a continued increase in global temperatures will have devastating effects on animals and humans. The WWF is calling on the government to declare a climate emergency.
With Brits spending over £40 billion on clothes each year, are we, the consumers educated on what happens to our clothes once we throw them away? The outcome is ruining our environment.
The reality of climate change is closing in, but global carbon dioxide emissions have hit a record high in 2018
A growing fleet of satellites is measuring emissions of greenhouse gases from orbit. Delegates at the COP24 climate summit in Poland hope satellites will help in providing more up-to-date data than is currently available, helping nations around the world tackle global warming.
Human CO2 emissions have to be stopped, and this could help.