Britain transitioning to low-carbon economy

Published August 11, 2010

How can governments build economies that cut carbon emissions to tackle climate change and help to make energy supplies secure in a volatile world? This was the challenge laid out by Chris Huhne, British secretary of state for energy and climate change, in a speech to the Economist UK Energy Summit in June.

In the UK, the challenge is ambitious, but achievable. Prime Minister David Cameron has committed...