To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans, if any, they have to make 2025 the new target for zero carbon emissions.
Answered on
29 October 2019
Our independent advisors, the Committee on Climate Change, made clear in their report on Net Zero, published on 2 May 2019, that they do not consider it credible for the UK to aim to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions earlier than 2050. We have legislated in line with this advice; to achieve net zero emissions by 2050 and end the UK’s contribution to climate change.
Answered by
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy