Britain risks missing carbon reduction targets: advisers

By Susanna Twidale LONDON (Reuters) - Britain could miss its medium-term goals to cut carbon dioxide emissions even after extensive reforms to the UK electricity market, a government advisory body said on Tuesday. Under the current rate of progress, emissions in Britain are likely to be cut by 21-23 percent from 2013 to 2025 rather than the 31 percent reduction needed, the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) said in a report to parliament. The government has embarked on a sweeping reform of its electricity market, introducing incentives for renewables investment through guaranteed pricing contracts and providing incentives for low-carbon nuclear power generation. Read More http://ift.tt/1qZG661