The British government needs a new set of guidelines to address shortfalls in policies in place to cut emissions, a government committee on climate change said. Britain under its Climate Change Act committed to cutting emissions by 80 percent of the benchmark level from 1990 by 2050. The British Committee on Climate Change said emissions are now 38 percent below 1990 levels even as the economy grew by 60 percent since then. John Gummer, the chairman of the committee, said the British government’s support for last year’s Paris climate agreement and steadfast support for low-carbon initiatives deserves credit, though ignoring things like drafty homes and heating systems means the targets could be out of reach. “Action is needed now to ensure the U.K. can deliver […]