United Kingdom
Climate targets: Economy-wide
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BY 2027, raise total R+D investment to 2.4% of GDP.Source:
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By 2030, 250,000 new green jobs.Source:
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By 2030, 40Gw in offshore wind to generate 60,000 jobs in the UK.Source:
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By 2030, 250,000 new green jobs as set out in the ten point plan.Source:
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By 2030, 40,000 new jobs for zero-emissions vehicles and new CCSU technology.Source:
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By 2030, £36Bn mobilised by the private sector for investing in green jobs.Source:
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By 2030, 8000 new jobs in the hydrogen sector.Source:
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Net zero by 2050
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By 2050, UK to achieve net zero.
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For 2050, £100M has been directed towards Direct Air Capture technologies.Source:
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Investment in low carbon technology for 2030s and 2040s.Source:
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The government to support a green recovery with £5Bn .Source:
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£450M for the Short Term Home Building Fund to support 7,200 new homes in England and to boost the housing supply in the market.Source:
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£12.2Bn Affordable Homes Programme to support 180,000 new homes, as well as £12.2Bn to be spent over 5 years (2020-2025/6) on new homes.Source:
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up to 190,000 jobs by 2025, and up to 440,000 jobs by 2030, and leverage up to £90 billion of private investment by 2030.
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Cut emissions by 78%Source:
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Annual emissions in 2017-2020 to be at least 34% lower than the 1990 baselineSource:
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Net UK carbon account for the year 2050 at least 100% lower than the 1990 baseline. This replaces the historic target of 80% cut in GHG emissions by 2050 compared with a 1990 baselineSource:
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80% cut in GHG emissions by 2050 compared with a 1990 baselineSource:
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Emissions are at least 80% lower than the baseline by 2050 compared with a 1990 baselineSource:
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Carbon budget for the 2028-2032 budgetary period is 1,725,000,000 tonnes of CO2eq. by 2028-2032Source:
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Carbon budget for the 2028-2032 budgetary period is 1,725,000,000 tonnes of CO2eq. by 2028-2032Source:
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Annual emissions in 2017-2020 to be at least 34% lower than the 1990 baselineSource:
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For further analysis of the NDC, see United Kingdom country profile on
from the Grantham Research Institute
from the Grantham Research Institute
