Energy minister: Keir Starmer's pledge at COP29 was an "ambitious target"

Energy minister Michael Shanks says, the prime minister's pledge to reduce carbon emissions by 81% by 2035 is "hugely important". He also says it's an "ambitious target" but is "achievable". Talking to Sky's Sophy Ridge, Mr Shanks says the country went through a "period of declined enthusiasm" towards climate change under the previous government. Since Labour came into power, he says everything they've done "has been about moving towards that climate leadership again". Mr Shanks also discusses the news of Justin Welby resignation as the Archbishop of Canterbury, and his opinions on assisted dying. Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/politics-latest-starmer-labour-badenoch-conservative-trump-12593360 #justinwelby #cop29 #assisteddying SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/ Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here/Los video de Sky News están disponibles en español aquí: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales