The UK regards itself as a climate leader on the world stage, showing the way with an impressive roadmap to cut its greenhouse gas emissions. It was the first country in the world to set statutory carbon emissions reduction targets in its climate Change Act of 2008, and in 2019 passed a law on net-zero emissions.
The UK has put “clean growth” at the heart of its modern industrial strategy, setting eyes on a greener economy. This includes the UK fishing industry, and in a new report, a group of NGOs – WWF UK, MarFishEco Fisheries Consultants, Marine Conservation Society and Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) – have reviewed the UK fishing industry’s response to climate change mitigation.
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