The government has announced that targets on many of the country’s key green goals will be bound by law as part of a forward thinking environmental bill. Boris Johnson has promised that there will be plenty of focus on the economy ‘building back greener’ and the with nation committed to net-zero by 2050, these laws on targets such as air quality, waste reduction, biodiversity and cleaner water will give the climate change movement a real kick-start. “The targets we set under our landmark Environment Bill will be the driving force behind our bold action to protect and enhance our natural world – guaranteeing real and lasting progress on some of the biggest environmental issues facing us today,” said the Environment Secretary George Eustice. “I hope these targets will provide some much-needed certainty to businesses and society, as we work together to build back better and greener.” A new environmental watchdog is being created in Whitehall to monitor the progress of the legal changes, with the Office for Environmental Protection expected to report annually on how the legislation is impacting the environment. Speaking to The Daily Mail WWF spokesman Kate Norgrove said: “Legally-binding targets are critical but we need detail and urgency. To address the nature crisis, we need these legally-binding targets in the UK now – but just as urgent is the need to tackle the environmental damage we import. “A credible environment Bill has to help protect the Amazon and other disappearing habitats with tough new nature laws to eliminate deforestation from the products we buy.” Get ahead of the curve and set your own targets now by offsetting your carbon footprint. Sign-up to a simple subscription today.