“Standing by is not an option,” Theresa May, who will soon be replaced as prime minister, said late Tuesday.
Nick Visser, HuffPost 6/12/2019
The United Kingdom could become the first major economy in the world to legally require itself to emit net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, according to a new plan unveiled Tuesday.
Prime Minister Theresa May said her government would introduce legislation to amend the country’s 2008 climate change act and include the new midcentury target. The change will go before Parliament on Wednesday and, if enacted, would make the U.K. the first G7 country to take such a step.
