Manufacturers must be consulted if the UK is to ever hit ‘net zero’

Posted on 9 May 2019 by Maddy White

A new emissions target has been recommended for the UK: net-zero greenhouse gases by 2050. But, is this a realistic and fair goal for manufacturing?

Predicted costs range from £5-10bn a year for industry to become net-zero – image courtesy of Depositphotos. The Committee on Climate Change’s (CCC) report advises that a net-zero emissions target by 2050 for the UK is technically possible. Net-zero would replace the previous target, an 80% emissions reduction from 1990 levels…

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