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Starmer has committed to cutting UK greenhouse gas emissions by 81% by 2035
A general view of Fawley Oil Fired Power Station, Southampton, Hampshire

PRIME Minister Sir Keir Starmer has committed to an “ambitious” climate target of cutting Britain’s greenhouse gas emissions by 81 per cent by 2035.

Sir Keir unveiled the cut at UN Cop29 talks in Azerbaijan today and is in line with the recommendation from independent advisers the Climate Change Committee (CCC), as well as with existing legally binding domestic targets.

This target forms Britain’s latest nationally determined contribution (NDC), a commitment countries make to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions to mitigate climate change.

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