Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Britain would cut greenhouse gas emissions by 81% by 2035 as he committed the country to a more ambitious climate goal at the United Nations COP29 climate summit. The new goal is in line with a recommendation from a committee of climate advisers who said last month the target should exceed the current 78% cut to emissions,

Keir Starmer set new rigorous climate goals for the UK at COP29 but his words must be backed up with action on the climate crisis.

Watch again as Sir Keir Starmer unveilED the UK’s climate goals at the 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) on Tuesday, 12 November. The UK prime minister and Volodymyr Zelensky were among world leaders to address the conference in Baku.