Cop26: how the UK is doing on three key net zero pledges

Boris Johnson is calling for urgent action at climate summit in Glasgow - but is Britain on course to meet his 2050 target?

Boris Johnson chairs session of the UN Security Council on climate at the Foreign Office in February 2021
Boris Johnson chairs session of the UN Security Council on climate at the Foreign Office in February 2021
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Experts Ashley Fly, Grant Wilson and Ljubomir Jankovic assess whether the prime minister is delivering on his climate promises

The UK is hosting the 26th annual UN climate summit in Glasgow. Boris Johnson’s government boasts of having the most ambitious climate change targets in the world.

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