Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 74282

Carbon Emissions

Tabled: 2 September 2025
Answered: 10 September 2025

Question

Dan Norris

IndependentNorth East Somerset and Hanham

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of progress in transitioning to net zero across the economy.

Answer

Michael Shanks
The Climate Change Act (2008) made the UK the first country to introduce a legally binding, long-term emissions reduction target. This sets our commitment to reach net zero emissions by 2050 in law. The UK has already halved its emissions, having cut them...

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