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Climate crisis: Will the UK ever be carbon neutral? – BBC Newsnight
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January 15, 2020
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10:51Now PlayingThe 10 years to the end of 2019 have been confirmed as the warmest decade on record, so how serious is the UK about becoming carbon neutral? Subscribe to our channel here
Three global agencies - Nasa, Noaa and the UK Met Office – have confirmed that last year was the second warmest in a record dating back to 1850.
The Met Office says that 2020 is likely to continue this warming trend.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said he will consider cutting the £13 tax on flights in the UK because jobs and connectivity are at stake.
But this contradicts his official advice from the Climate Change Committee which says people need to fly less, so the cost of flying should go up, not down.
How serious is the UK about tackling the climate crisis?
Emma Barnett is joined by Chris Stark, Chief Executive of the Committee on Climate Change and Kelly Beaver, Managing Director of Public Affairs at polling firm IpsosMORI.
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