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UK politicians aim to lead the world on long-term carbon cuts.
The British government today revealed its draft climate bill, which sets out plans for a 60% cut in carbon dioxide emissions by 2050. The bill makes Britain the first major economy to lay out a comprehensive scheme for making wholesale greenhouse-gas reductions.
The legislation, like the international Kyoto Protocol, will measure emissions against their 1990 levels. But the new plan will go far beyond the scope of Kyoto, which seeks to ensure an average 5.2% cut among developed-world nations by 2012.
Unveiling the new policy in London and in an online video address, British environment minister David Miliband said: "This will constrain every future UK government to ensure that carbon emissions do not exceed certain levels."
