ENDS Report 337, February 2003, pp. 6-7
1 February 2003
The Government's goal of cutting carbon dioxide emissions by 20% between 1990 and 2010 will be missed by a wide margin, according to the Sustainable Development Commission.1 It believes that coal burn and household energy use may be much higher than forecast, and that key policies - notably the 10-year transport plan and the UK emissions trading scheme - will fail to deliver the expected CO2 savings.
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Further information:
- 1 UK climate change programme: A policy audit, from the Sustainable Development Commission.
- 2 Association for the Conservation of Energy discussion paper, on www.ukace.org/pubs/briefing/DP_05.pdf
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