Britain

BRITAIN


The recommendation will be contained in Building a Low Carbon Economy – the UK’s Contribution to Tackling Climate Change, the inaugural report of the committee, chaired by Lord Adair Turner.

The 500-page report will set out what Britain needs to do if it is to achieve the 80% target for cutting emissions it has set itself. It will say that, currently, Britain generates the equivalent of 10-12 tons of CO2 annually per person – about 700m tons in total.

This must be cut to two tons a person by 2050, equivalent to about 12lb of CO2 per person each day.

The report will warn such cuts are impossible while internal combustion engines are the main means for propelling cars. A typical family car emits 11-13lb of CO2, a day