The UK Government has announced a new goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 78% compared to 1990 by 2035.
In the United Kingdom, COP26, a UN conference on global warming countermeasures, is scheduled to be held this fall, and Prime Minister Johnson wants to emphasize his leading role in this field.
Before the climate change summit called by US President Joe Biden is held this week, the British government has set a new goal on the 20th to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 78% compared to 1990 by 2035. Announced.
The goal is to enact legislation by the end of June, which includes emissions from international aircraft and vessels.
Prime Minister Johnson said that this goal is the most ambitious in the world, and commented, "I want the countries of the world to work in the same way as we do. We have to act together to protect the earth." I will.
COP26 is scheduled to be held in the United Kingdom in November, and Prime Minister Johnson, who positions global warming countermeasures as a priority issue, would like to emphasize his leading role in this field.