U.K. climate panel sets big goals: less meat, drive electric

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The U.K. should eliminate almost all greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 by rapidly adopting policies that will change everything from the way people heat their homes to what they eat, an independent committee that advises the British government on climate change recommended Thursday.

said the government must adopt ambitious goals if it wants to be a leader in the fight against global warming and limit the impact of climate change.

It also calls for reduced consumption of meat and dairy products, changes in how farmers operate and a requirement for electric vehicles to be the only option by 2035. Prime Minister Theresa May is under pressure to act more boldly on climate change after a visit by teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg and 10 days of protests that shut down traffic in central London and put the issue squarely on Britain's political agenda.

 

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Making electricity from what?

What a bunch of pretenders. They haul shiploads of wood from N America to burn to make electricity in a 'renewable' fashion. If they grew nothing but trees on the British Isles, they wouldn't have enough to meet demand. And solar and wind don't function as reliable power.

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