AEA helps government set fourth carbon budget
AEA has helped the government propose a target for the fourth Carbon Budget (2023-2027) presented to parliament last month.
The Climate Change Act (2008) introduced five year "carbon budgets" and a target to reduce emissions by at least 34 per cent by 2020. The measures currently being taken by the UK to meet the first three carbon budgets are already stimulating investment in low-carbon technologies and building the infrastructure to support a green economy. Read more ...