Boris Johnson: Get net zero done

JOHNSON BORIS

The Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has called on every country to set long-term goals in 2020 to reach net zero emissions at the formal launch of UK plans to host UN climate talks in November.

The UK was the first major economy to set a net zero emissions target by 2050 in law last summer and Johnson said he would “lead a global call to reach net zero”.

Johnson has commented that it is important to link the issues of biodiversity and climate change, suggesting that the climate issue can only be solved when the “balance between humanity and nature” is restored- deforestation, extinctions.

Countries are under pressure to increase their climate plans to bridge the gap between current emissions reduction pledges and what is necessary to limit global warming “well below 2C” above pre-industrial times; like the Covid-19 crisis, we all have to work together to overcome this fight for survival.

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Every country has had major set back surrounding their plans for climate change due to the virus, but now more than ever we have to get back on track to save the planet- climate change must be a top priority for our government to succeed.

Boris has always wanted England to be the ‘cleanest and greenest place in the world’ but to do this, we all need to act fast and work with other countries as well as the people in our country. There are many people who are still not looking after our home- by cutting down trees, over fishing and farming, using their vehicles for unnecessary journeys (driving to the shops when it’s a 15 minute walk).

Boris Johnson won the election campaign with his promise to “Get Brexit Done.” His legacy may depend on another slogan he didn’t use during the election: whether he can help the world to “Get Net Zero Done.”

“Of course it’s expensive, of course it’s difficult, it will require thought and change and action, people will say it’s impossible and it can’t be done, and my message to you all this morning is that they are wrong. I hope it will be a defining year of action for our country, and indeed for our planet, on tackling climate change but also on protecting the natural world.” 13