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British measures to curb carbon emissions ahead of the Glasgow summit



According to IRNA from the Associated Press; British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who is set to host world leaders at the UN Cup 26 at the end of October, attends a global investment summit in London to attract billions of dollars in foreign investment. The implementation of green plans, he said, as part of the goal of achieving a complete cessation of carbon emissions by 2050, plans to eliminate fossil fuel heating systems by 2035.

Experts see the Glasgow Cup 26 summit as the last chance to reduce global warming to a maximum of 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.

The British government has announced that no gas boilers will be installed after 2035, and from next year (2022) households will be able to receive gas boilers with low-carbon heat pumps with a $ 7,000 grant. , Replace. However, critics say the $ 622 million budget allocated to the program over the next three years will be enough for just 90,000 households.

One of the arrangements for the one-day meeting at the Museum of Science in London was the UK’s partnership with Bill Gates’ Brexit Energy Foundation catalyst program to attract $ 275 million in private sector investment in green energy projects in the country. London says it was able to raise nearly $ 14 billion in foreign investment at the summit.

Johnson cites private sector investment and consumer pressure as key factors in reducing carbon emissions and curbing climate change, giving his country, the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution, a global leadership responsibility to reduce carbon emissions and prevent further warming. He knew the temperature of the earth.

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