The UK remains committed to achieving net zero emissions by 2050, with the Labour Government’s latest 2025 ‘Carbon Budget and Growth Delivery Plan’ setting out how the country aims to meet emissions targets through to 2037. The document follows a series of legal challenges that required the government to provide clearer evidence on how targets would be met.
Earlier strategies, including the 2021 Net Zero Strategy and the March 2023 Carbon Budget Delivery Plan, were ruled unlawful for lacking sufficient detail under the Climate Change Act 2008, the UK Parliament said in a release.
In December 2024, the Labour Government set out its Clean Power by 2030 goal, with the Great British Energy Act establishing a publicly owned clean energy company to accelerate renewable investment. Additional decarbonisation funding was confirmed in the 2025 Spending Review.
The Climate Change Committee (CCC) continues to scrutinise progress. Its 2024 report warned that swift action was essential. The 2025 report assessed that achieving net zero remains ‘within reach’ if policy momentum is maintained, highlighting progress in electricity decarbonisation, surface transport, heat pump deployment, and nature restoration. However, it stressed the importance of further lowering electricity costs to drive greater uptake of low-carbon technologies.
The government responded to the CCC’s 2025 findings alongside the new delivery plan, with the CCC confirming it will provide a full assessment in its 2026 Progress Report.
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