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A legally-binding commitment
The decission came surprisingly as European Union leaders said they would keep their target of slashing carbon dioxide emissions by 20% by 2020, with no clear time table.
Italy and Poland said no, no money during credit crisis.
European Union climate change program
Britain will adopt a more severe target to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, increasing this to 80 percent from 60 percent, newly installed Energy and Climate Minister Ed Miliband said Thursday.
The move came against the grain of intense industry lobbying to dilute an ambitious European Union climate change program, including tough carbon caps, at a meeting of EU leaders on Thursday.
Business lobby groups argue that cutting carbon emissions will add to fuel bills, but Miliband said the costs of not fighting climate change were greater, and would detail next year how Britain would embark on meeting the goal.
New Energy and Climate Change Secretary Ed Miliband
stated an amendment to the Government's Climate Change Bill is necessary to increase the UK's target for C02 emissions cuts in greenhouse gases by 2050 from 60% to 80%, referring to C02 emissions 1990.
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