Dumfries and Galloway Council's Struggle to Achieve Environmental Targets Amid Calls to Postpone Net-Zero Targets
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Dumfries and Galloway Council may not achieve its net zero carbon targets by 2025 as originally planned . Auditors found that the council was not clear on whether it was still working towards the target. A cross-party working group is now considering whether the 2025 target is realistic and may propose a new target of 2030 or 2035. The council's plan was criticized for not addressing inequalities and climate emergencies. The council's audit committee discussed the need to prioritize these issues .
Conservative former minister Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg has called for net-zero targets to be postponed 'indefinitely' . Energy minister Graham Stuart pointed to the science and evidence of a climate emergency. The Government has a target to decarbonise the power grid by 2035 and cut emissions by nearl...
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