Miliband announces plans to reduce carbon footprint by 80% by 2050.

Posted on | May 19, 2009 |

UK government commits to cutting greenhouse-gas emissions by 80% by the middle of the century in a bid to tackle climate change.

Miliband told MPs that the tough economic conditions were not an excuse to “row back” on the commitment to tackle global warming.

He accepted the recommendations of the government-appointed Climate Change Committee, chaired by Lord Turner, which said last week that the UK ought to commit to an 80% reduction from 1990 levels for all greenhouse gases and covering all sectors.