c/unitedkingdom · by thehatfox@kbin.social · 3yRail electrification plans fall far short of UK net zero targets, data shows https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jul/29/rail-electrification-plans-fall-far-short-of-uk-net-zero-targets-data-showsFigures obtained by Lib Dems reveal need for eightfold increase to reach greenhouse gas emissions goal by 2050 18 points · 2 comments · view on lemmy.world
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guriinii@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 3y
Need an eightfold increase to reach a catastrophically inadequate goal.
SJ0@lemmy.fbxl.net · 1 pts · 3y
It's all just an accounting trick anyway. "Good news, we're net zero!" oh, so we don't use fossil fuels? "Nope! China uses them all and builds all our stuff in giant coal pollution factories, but WE'RE net zero!"