{"id":11603,"date":"2026-06-02T16:31:49","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T16:31:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=11603"},"modified":"2026-06-02T16:31:49","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T16:31:49","slug":"the-uk-government-has-set-a-target-of-an-87-cut-in-carbon-emissions-by-2042","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=11603","title":{"rendered":"The UK government has set a target of an 87% cut in carbon emissions by 2042"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>LONDON (AP) \u2014 The British government said Tuesday that it\u2019s sticking to its net-zero goal, despite pressure on energy supplies from global conflicts, and will reduce the United Kingdom\u2019s planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions by 87% of 1990 levels in the next decade and a half.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=11601\">Congress asks NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell to testify about league\u2019s embrace of streaming services<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The U.K. has a legally binding target, set in 2008, of achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050. By law, the government must legislate for emissions caps for future five-yearly budgets on a strict timetable.<\/p>\n<p>Energy Secretary Ed Miliband said that the government will accept the advice of its independent Climate Change Committee of an 87% target for the next budget, covering the years 2038 to 2042.<\/p>\n<p>The government argues that moving to clean energy will reduce the country\u2019s exposure to fuel-price shocks like those seen from the Russia-Ukraine war and the conflict in the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs Britain faces the second fossil fuel shock of the decade, the only way to protect family and business finances is to drive for clean homegrown power that we control,\u201d Miliband said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=11599\">AP exclusive: Under Notre Dame cathedral, a \u2018dig of the century\u2019 unearths 1,700 years of history<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Scientists said that the goal puts the U.K. on course to meet its 2050 net zero target, though Tuesday\u2019s announcement doesn\u2019t include details of how it will be achieved.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think this is very good news as a milestone to net zero at 2050. But, alongside the ambition, we need both a coherent joined-up plan to achieve it and a delivery board \u2014 independent of government, politics and the (Climate Change Committee) \u2014 tasked with making it happen,\u201d said Martin Siegert, professor of geosciences at the University of Exeter.<\/p>\n<p>The opposition Conservative and Reform UK parties argue that the government should water down renewable energy targets, and extract more oil and gas from the North Sea to reduce Britain\u2019s dependence on imported energy.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Conservative Party energy spokeswoman Claire Coutinho said that the emissions target \u201cwill make us weaker, poorer and send everyone\u2019s energy bills even higher.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=11597\">New York sues over the Trump administration\u2019s deal to end an offshore wind project<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The British government is sticking to its net-zero goal despite global conflicts affecting energy supplies. 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