December 10, 2020

BBC News: Climate change: Low-carbon revolution ‘cheaper than thought’

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https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-55237821

Climate change: Low-carbon revolution 'cheaper than thought'

2020-12-10 22:02:43, , BBC News

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/People & Society/Social Issues & Advocacy/Green Living & Environmental Issues
/Business & Industrial/Energy & Utilities

Word Count:
934

Words/Sentence:
26

Reading Time:
6.23 min

Reading Quality:
Adept

Readability:
13th to 15th

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They estimate the costs of the low-carbon revolution will scale up to an annual £50bn by 2030 from around $10bn today, with most being private investment.

Another 41% will come from painless improvements in low carbon technology, and 43% will be a combination of technology and behaviour change.

By Roger HarrabinBBC environment analystimage copyrightPA MediaA landmark report says the UK can make major cuts to carbon emissions more cheaply than previously thought.

The authors say people can play their part by eating less red meat, curbing flying, driving less and installing low-carbon heating.

The Climate Change Committee says that, for less than 1% of national wealth, the UK can reduce 78% of emissions by 2035, based on 1990 levels.

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