Reino Unido no alvo para tackle aquecer-se global, aparentemente

Reino Unido está no alvo para exceder seu compromisso de Kyoto para reduzir emissões de gás da estufa por 12.5 por cento, de acordo com um relatório.

O departamento da mudança da energia e do clima indicou aquele Reino Unido as emissões de gás da estufa esperam-se ser ao redor 23 por cento abaixo dos níveis 1990 por 2010, excedendo o alvo de Kyoto de 12.5 por o centavo

Em um relatório às nações unidas, o departamento esboçou suas políticas para ajudar ao Reino Unido dobre quase seus alvos das reduções das emissões.

It also highlighted long term measures to reduce climate change including the Climate Change Act, which requires the UK to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 80 per cent by 2050.

The department stressed the importance of international agreements in reducing carbon emissions in its report.

It comes as officials prepare for a meeting on the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in Bonn, with discussions focusing on a successor for the existing Kyoto agreement.

Climate change minister Joan Ruddock said: “Our latest report to the UN shows what can be achieved when government, communities and business work together to reduce emissions.

“We already have significant achievements under our belt, but we know there is more to be done - we must continue to work urgently to reduce our emissions further and faster.”

She continued: “But our progress report tells those who claim there is no alternative to a high-carbon society: there is an alternative. We’re creating an alternative.

“We know that individual actions account for more than 40 per cent of emissions, so I would urge people around the country to use ‘world environment day’ as a chance to assess their own impact on the environment, and take steps to reduce their individual carbon footprint.”

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