UK takes lead on enshrining net-zero emissions target in law
Graham Stuart MP comments on government plans to enshrine Paris climate target in UK law
By George Smeeton
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Commenting on the news that the UK government will enact climate change legislation to cut carbon emissions effectively to zero, Graham Stuart MP said: “At the Paris climate summit, all governments agreed to eliminate carbon emissions during this century, and so it’s logical for governments to enshrine this target in national legislation.
“The UK has taken a lead, and that’s very welcome – it sets an example to the rest of the international community including our close neighbours in Europe, and it should mean that UK businesses are even better placed to take advantage of the global low-carbon transition.
“This move, for which I applaud ministers, is one of the first concrete demonstrations that the Paris Agreement was something quite remarkable; but it certainly won’t be the last.”
Graham Stuart is MP for Beverley and Holderness, President of GLOBE UK, and was co-signatory to the call for enshrining the targets set out in the Paris climate agreement in UK domestic law. He sits of the advisory board of the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU).