An attempt to bring forward the Isle of Man government's target of achieving net zero carbon emissions from 2050 to 2035 has been rejected by politicians.
Members of the House of Keys voted seven in favour and 17 against an amendment to the Climate Change Bill.
Environment Minister Geoffrey Boot said speeding up the change would be setting the island up for "failure".
Lawrie Hooper MHK, who tabled the amendment, said the government needed to be more "ambitious" with its goal.
Under the proposed bill, the 2050 date would be set in law, fossil fuel boilers would be banned by 2025 and restrictions on single-use plastics would be allowed.
It also ties the government to reaching the net zero goal entirely through domestic efforts.
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