The UK government has committed to a more ambitious target to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 68% from 1990 levels by 2030, it said late Dec. 3, setting a policy target that it hopes will unleash a wave of clean infrastructure investment. The increase in climate ambition follows a recent 10-point plan for a green industrial revolution announced by the government on Nov. 18, and comes ahead of the COP26 United Nations climate summit in November 2021 which the UK is hosting in Glasgow. “We have proven we can reduce our emissions and create hundreds of thousands of jobs in the process – uniting businesses, academics, NGOs […]