This week, the Climate Change Committee submitted their Seventh Carbon Budget report to Parliament.
Their recommended limit on the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions over the five-year period 2038 to 2042, is 535 MtCO2e, including emissions from international aviation and shipping. This is deliverable, provided action is taken rapidly.
The report states that the best way forward is clear. Electrification and low-carbon electricity supply make up the largest share of emissions reductions in our pathway, 60% by 2040. The roll-out rates required for the uptake of electric vehicles (EVs), heat pumps, and renewables are similar to those previously achieved for mass-market roll-outs of mobile phones, refrigerators, and internet connections.
The transition to net-zero would cut average household energy bills to £700 below today’s levels by 2050 and cut household motoring costs by a similar amount, the CCC says.
Find the report in full here.
And Carbon Brief’s analysis here.
