All articles by Prof Sara Walton

Proposed Emissions Reduction Plan: A weak response to a weak target

Several senior scientists discuss the emissions reduction plan on behalf of the public health communication centre. The government has released its second greenhouse gas Emissions Reduction Plan for consultation. The proposed plan removes major policies developed by the previous government that were likely to be effective in reducing emissions. It relies instead on emissions trading and technological advances, the latter of which are highly speculative and uncertain. 

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