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Jakarta (VOI News) - Britain, on Friday 31 January 2020, fulfilled its promise to its people who had voted three years ago to leave the European Union. But that did not break Britain's commitment to continue implementing the Green Deal. This was revealed by the British Ambassador to Indonesia and Timor Leste, Owen Jenkins at a press conference, Friday 31 January 2020 at the British Embassy in Jakarta.

“On the green deal, the United Kingdom has always been a leader on the transaction within the European Union and that won't change after we leave. We committed on the national basis to reach net-zero emission by 2050, we make more progress on cutting out emission than almost any other developed nations in the world and we will continue to do that. In doing so we will continue to use the element from the EU green deal so we will continue to take advantage of world-beating social development, innovation and tech progress that has been done by the UK and education establishment that we got. So I don't have any doubt on the UK will remain fully committed to that area,” said Ambassador Jenkins.

Climate change-based policies have grown the UK economy by more than 70% and reduced carbon emissions by more than 40% since 1990. (VOI/NK/trans by PUTRI)