BOURNEMOUTH, England — The Liberal Democrats have scrapped their 2045 net-zero target and aligned with the Labour government’s 2050 goal instead.
Members passed a motion at the party’s conference in Bournemouth on Sunday, which supports “the U.K.’s existing net-zero framework and 2050 target.”
This replaces the pledge, which had been party policy since 2019, to achieve net zero by 2045.
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The motion also confirmed the party’s support for the rollout of small modular reactors and a transition plan for North Sea oil and gas workers.
