Further Carbon Reduction Targets Needed
Yesterday (11 January), the Environmental Audit Committee reported to the Government that the current speed of UK Carbon Cutting Measures was too slow. If the UK is to try and keep temperature rises below 30 percent by 2020, carbon emissions must be reduced by 42 percent by 2020.
The Committee’s Chair, Tim Yeo MP, said that we must meet our targets more quickly and so send a clear signal to developing countries that the UK is serious about making an international deal on carbon reduction work.
To achieve such targets the Government must increase its backing of renewable energy. Solar electricity has an important part to play in enabling carbon reductions to take place. If every home in the UK, with a roof facing between south-west and south-east, installed photovoltaic (PV) solar panels, the UK’s chances of reaching these targets would be greatly increased.
