Fuelling change

摘要

Reliance on fossil fuels is one of the key energy concerns currently facing the MoD. In November 2008, the UK Climate Change Act (CCA) gained royal assent, setting a legally binding target for the UK to reduce its emissions by 80% by 2050 against a 1990 baseline. The CCA is being implemented through a series of five year 'Carbon Budgets', whereby the entirety of the UK's emissions are divided up into seven individual sectors: 1. Power and heavy industry (33%).