Climate targets: Economy-wide

• NDC content

  1 target

  • The UK is committing to reduce economy-wide greenhouse gas emissions by at least 68% by 2030, compared to 1990 levels. 
    Economy-wide | Base year target | Target year: 2030 | Base year: 1990
    Source:

    United Kingdom's INDC

• National laws and policies

  10 targets

  • Cut emissions by 78%
    Economy-wide | Fixed level target | Target year: 2035 | Base year: 1990
    Source:

    Climate Change Act

    Legislative | 2008

  • Carbon budget for the 2028-2032 budgetary period is 1,725,000,000 tonnes of CO2eq. by 2028-2032
    Economy-wide | Fixed level target | Target year: 2032 | Base year: N/A
    Source:

    Carbon Budget Order 2016

    Legislative | 2016

  • Carbon budget for the 2028-2032 budgetary period is 1,725,000,000 tonnes of CO2eq. by 2028-2032
    Economy-wide | Fixed level target | Target year: 2032 | Base year: N/A
    Source:

    Carbon Budget Order 2016

    Legislative | 2016

  • Emissions are at least 80% lower than the baseline by 2050 compared with a 1990 baseline
    Economy-wide | Base year target | Target year: 2050 | Base year: 1990
    Source:

    Climate Change Act

    Legislative | 2008

  • 80% cut in GHG emissions by 2050 compared with a 1990 baseline
    Economy-wide | Base year target | Target year: 2050 | Base year: 1990
    Source:

    Climate Change Act

    Legislative | 2008

  • Emissions are at least 80% lower than the baseline by 2050 compared with a 1990 baseline
    Economy-wide | Base year target | Target year: 2050 | Base year: 1990
    Source:

    Climate Change Act

    Legislative | 2008

  • 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 baseline
    Economy-wide | Base year target | Target year: 2050 | Base year: 1990
    Source:

    Climate Change Act

    Legislative | 2008

  • Annual emissions in 2017-2020 to be at least 34% lower than the 1990 baseline
    Economy-wide | Base year target | Target year: 2020 | Base year: 1990
    Source:

    Climate Change Act

    Legislative | 2008

  • Annual emissions in 2017-2020 to be at least 34% lower than the 1990 baseline
    Economy-wide | Base year target | Target year: 2020 | Base year: 1990
    Source:

    Climate Change Act

    Legislative | 2008

  •  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. 
    Economy-wide | Trajectory target | Target year: 2030 | Base year: 2021
    Source:

    Net Zero Strategy: Build Back Greener

    Executive | 2021

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