Majority of UK firms set to miss net zero deadline
The Government’s deadline for net zero is unlikely to be met by the majority of UK firms if they continue along the same trajectory.
The Government’s deadline for net zero is unlikely to be met by the majority of UK firms if they continue along the same trajectory.
Despite the UK Government’s hope for net zero emissions by 2050, 52% of public sector bodies are not yet planning for that eventuality.
National Grid ESO found that in three out of four scenarios the UK will achieve its net zero emissions goal by 2050.
Beama, the UK trade association representing manufacturers of energy technologies, supports the Committee on Climate Change net zero target. Given the odds we now face globally in exceeding the 1.5°C rise in temperature, this is the only way forward.
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