THE new government must make electricity cheaper to boost heat pumps and reverse green policy rollbacks to get the UK back on track to meet climate targets, advisers have urged.
The Climate Change Committee said the shift to net zero cutting greenhouse gas emissions to zero overall by 2050 can deliver 'investment, lower bills and energy security' and help the UK keep its place on the world stage.
But only a third of the emissions reductions needed to meet the UK's first net zero-aligned target, its international commitment to cut emissions by 68 per cent on 1990 levels by 2030, are covered by 'credible' plans, the statutory body warned.
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