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World|business|October 15, 2018 / 10:40 AM
UK steps towards zero-carbon economy

AKIPRESS.COM - The UK is taking a tentative step towards a radical "green" future with zero emissions of greenhouse gases, BBC reports.

The government is formally seeking Climate Change Committee (CCC) guidance about how and when to make this leap.

If it happens it would mark an extraordinary transformation of an economy built on burning fossil fuels.

The decision was prompted by last week's UN report warning that CO2 emissions must be stopped completely to avoid dangerous climate disruption.

Climate minister Claire Perry told BBC News: "The report was a really stark and sober piece of work - a good piece of work.

"Now we know what the goal is and we know what some of the levers are.

"But for me, the constant question is what is the cost and who's going to bear that, both in the UK and in the global economy.

"The question is: what does government need to do, where can the private sector come in, and what technologies will come through?"

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