Nuclear meltdown for Blair's emissions pledge

摘要

Labour's campaign to Iead Europe in the battle against 'global warming faces serious embarrassment, as its commitments on cutting the UK's greenhouse gas emissions seem to be fast becoming unachievable. The government is committed to cutting the country's emissions of CO_2, the main global warming culprit, by 10% against 1990 levels by 2010. However, total CO_2 output from electricity generation — the biggest source after transport — seems certain to rise by the end of the decade.