The British government has exceeded its carbon reduction target

The British government has announced that it has exceeded its own greenhouse gas emission reduction targets. In the past year, the British government’s carbon emissions have decreased by 14%, while the previously promised emission reduction target was 10%.

Prime Minister Cameron praised the efforts made by the government and hoped that the measures for reducing emissions could be furthered. He promised that by the end of the current term of the parliament, the government's carbon emission reduction rate will reach 25%.

British officials stated that last year's reduced carbon emissions benefited from energy-saving measures such as less air conditioning and lights off rather than layoffs. After calculating the results, it was found that the layoffs basically have no effect on carbon emission reduction.

The 25% emission reduction target for the new commitment means that many special benefits enjoyed by civil servants will end because the carbon target will be counted for travel for the first time, which will force lawmakers and government officials to reconsider the mode of travel, such as official vehicles and commerce. Flight and so on.

For official business trips by air, officials may be more likely to choose economy class, and the threshold for business class travel will also increase. Business class passengers also take a greater share of CO2 emissions from flights because they take up more space.

Cameron made the above decision with the support of the British Secretary of Energy and Climate Change, Chris Huhne, but it was contrary to the wishes of some conservatives.

Cameron once proposed to be "the most environmentally friendly government in the history of Britain", but this commitment to the effort was recently undermined by the conservative EU member of Parliament he led. The lawmakers voted against the party’s line and voted against implementing stricter carbon reduction targets in Europe.