British PM Johnson makes green investment election pledge

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LONDON (REUTERS) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson has promised to increase Britain's target for offshore wind power and ensure no home is more than 48km away from an electric-vehicle charging point in an attempt to woo green voters ahead of a Dec 12 election.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

LONDON - Prime Minister Boris Johnson has promised to increase Britain's target for offshore wind power and ensure no home is more than 48km away from an electric-vehicle charging point in an attempt to woo green voters ahead of a Dec 12 election.

The policy plan, announced late on Wednesday, said Britain should raise its target for offshore wind power to 40 gigawatts by 2030, up from the current 30GW target and also invest 500 million pounds in electric-vehicle charging points. Green groups welcomed the pledge but said more detailed policies are needed for the net zero target to be met.

So we will still need even more offshore and onshore wind and solar to plug the gap," said Mr John Sauven, executive director at Greenpeace UK.

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