This is a huge step forward.<\/p>\n
“The government has unveiled plans to set a “legally binding” target to cut carbon emissions by 60% by 2050.”<\/strong><\/p>\n Plans include:<\/p>\n # Targets to reduce carbon emissions by 60% by 2050 and between 26% and 32% by 2020<\/p>\n # Greater energy efficiency, with more consumers becoming “producers” of their own energy at home<\/p>\n # Investment in low-carbon fuels and technologies, such as carbon capture and storage, wind, wave and solar power<\/p>\n # Carbon “budgets” – which cap emissions levels – set every five years<\/p>\n # The government reporting annually to Parliament on its progress in controlling emissions<\/p>\n “Aviation represents 5%, so aviation is important but it’s one fifth as important for this big problem as domestic emissions.” . Mr Miliband added: “If we are going to fly more, we’ve got to do something else less. “In the end the planet doesn’t mind whether it’s an aviation emission or another emission.”<\/p>\n We’re also getting closer and closer to our big news here…<\/p>\n