Committee On Climate Change Advises UK To Cut Emissions 60% By 2030

Achieving the target proposed by the Committee on Climate Change requires a complete revamp of the nation's electricity market, making it virtually zero-carbon, as well as an overhaul of heat-leaking homes and the replacement of petrol-driven cars with 11m electric or plug-in hybrid models.

The CCC's 2030 target, if passed into law as previous CCC targets have been, would be the first legally binding 2030 target in the world. The target - which is a cut relative to 1990 emissions levels - is intended to lead the way to a legally binding 80% UK cut by 2050. Read the full report here.

Source: Damian Carrington The Guardian, UK.