Climate Home: UK government ratification of the Paris climate deal and a new plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions through 2030 may have to wait till 2017, climate minister Nick Hurd has told business leaders.
Speaking at an event hosted by the Aldersgate Group, a coalition of green businesses and civil society, Hurd said his department was reviewing policies to meet both goals.
There is flexibility around timing, it is more important we get this right, he said in relation to the carbon reduction plan,...