Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 61053

Carbon Emissions

Tabled: 18 June 2025
Answered: 26 June 2025

Question

Carla Denyer

Green PartyBristol Central

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the UK’s 2035 Nationally Determined Contribution emissions reduction target, what his emissions reduction target is against a 2019 emissions baseline.

Answer

Kerry McCarthy
The UK has set an ambitious 2035 Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), to reduce its net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 81% by 2035, compared to base year levels. The base year is 1990 for carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide and 1995 for h...

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