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🇬🇧 A series of U-turns in climate policy were announced this week by UK prime minister Rishi Sunak. ⛔ In March 2023, the UK government updated its net-zero strategy, after the High Court ruled the previous 2021 version was unlawful. This update had already weakened the UK’s ambition, according to the government’s own figures. ↪️ Now, the UK’s climate targets, as well as its international pledge under the Paris Agreement, could be out of reach, according to Carbon Brief’s analysis. 🚘 The rollbacks include delays to bans on the sale of new fossil-fueled cars and boilers, both key planks of the government’s strategy for reaching its climate targets. ⬆️ The chart above shows how UK emissions have already changed since 1990 (black line). It also shows the country’s five-yearly carbon budgets, which are legally binding in order to reach climate goals (grey shading). These budgets are interim goals on the way to the target of net-zero emissions by 2050. Click the link in bio to learn more through Carbon Brief’s analysis. #CarbonBudget #NetZero #UTurn #ClimatePolicy #UKPolicy #UKClimatePolicy #RishiSunak #ClimateTargets #ClimateChange #ClimateStrategy #Emissions