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Recommendation 28
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The UK’s stated policy on protecting Arctic biodiversity and mitigating climate change requires new fossil...
Conclusion
The UK’s stated policy on protecting Arctic biodiversity and mitigating climate change requires new fossil fuel extraction in the Arctic region to be kept to a minimum. The UK can most effectively contribute to this goal by adhering to its legally binding commitments to decarbonising its economy and achieving net zero by 2050.
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Government Response
Position Not Stated
HM Government · verbatim extract
Position Not Stated
Agree. 27. The Government is committed to delivering on net zero at home and to driving forward progress internationally to keep 1.5C alive in this critical decade. The COP28 outcome held 1.5 degrees as a “North Star” and marks a key moment in efforts to get to net zero by 2050 by agreeing – globally – to transition away from fossil fuels for the first time. The UK is leading in tackling climate change. We are the first major economy to halve its emissions and we have one of the most ambitious decarbonisation targets in the world. We have achieved this whilst growing our economy by over 70% since 1990.
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