UK, Republic of Ireland Declares Climate Emergency
Lawmakers in the United Kingdom Parliament have declared “an environment and climate emergency,” making it the first country in the world to do so. Republic of Ireland is the second country to do so.
What is a climate emergency?
- While there is no precise definition of what constitutes action to meet such an emergency, the move has been likened to putting the country on a “war footing”, with climate and the environment at the very centre of all government policies, rather than being on the fringe of political decisions.
- The UK is legally committed to a 80% reduction in carbon emissions ....
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