"UK Ministers To Approve World-Leading Carbon Emissions Target"

"Fears had been raised that EU referendum would result in deadline being missed but sources say carbon budget will be agreed".

"Ministers will this week approve a world-leading carbon emissions reduction target for the early 2030s, the Guardian understands.

Fears had been raised by green groups and industry that the EU referendum would cause the UK government to miss a deadline on Thursday for accepting carbon targets from its statutory climate advisers.

But a Whitehall source has confirmed that the so-called fifth carbon budget – put forward by the Committee on Climate Change last November – will be agreed before the month is out, as legally required by the Climate Change Act. "

Adam Vaughan reports for the Guardian June 28, 2016.