The UK’s plans and progress to reach net zero by 2050
The UK is committed to reaching net zero by 2050. This briefing provides an overview of the background context for net zero, the plans in place to reach this goal, and current progress.
Documents to download
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Net zero targets and decarbonising transport (382 KB , PDF)
1.Further reading
Electric vehicles and infrastructure, House of Commons Library Briefing, 31 January 2020
4IR and the Environment: How the Fourth Industrial Revolution can curb air pollution and decarbonise the economy, Social Market Foundation, 30 January 2020
Energising our Electric Vehicle Transition, Electric Vehicle Energy Taskforce, 14 January 2020
Accelerating road transport decarbonisation: a complementary approach using sustainable and low carbon fuels, Institution of Mechanical Engineers, January 2020
Net zero in the UK, House of Commons Library Briefing, 16 December 2019
European shipping’s climate record, Transport and Environment, 9 December 2019
What if hydrogen could help decarbonise transport?, European Parliamentary Research Service, November 2019
Smarter transport: a digital revolution for electric vehicles and mobility services, Green Alliance, November 2019
Technologies for meeting the UK’s emissions reduction targets: Government and Ofgem Responses to the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee’s Twentieth Report of Session 2017-19, 1 November 2019 [transport section]
UK to go further and faster to tackle climate change, DEFRA/DBEIS/DfT 15 October 2019
Committee on Climate Change’s 2019 progress reports: government responses, DEFRA/DBEIS, 15 October 2019
Decarbonising Aviation. Plane easy? Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit, 24 September 2019
Final Report for the Minister, Rail Industry Decarbonisation Taskforce, July 2019
Trains fit for the future? Inquiry, House of Commons Transport Select Committee, May – Sept 2019
Net zero: the UK’s contribution to stopping global warning, Committee on Climate Change, May 2019
Transport and Climate Change: global status report 2018, European Climate Adaptation Platform, May 2019
Global EV Outlook 2019, International Energy Agency, May 2019
Decarbonisation of transport: options and challenges, European Academies Science Advisory Council, March 2019
Shifting emissions into reverse gear: priorities for decarbonising transport, Aldersgate Group, March 2019
Getting the Department for Transport on the right track, Friends of the Earth/Transport for Quality of Life, 2019
Clean Air Strategy 2019, DEFRA, 2019 [transport chapter]
2030 Transport decarbonisation options, Ecofys, January 2019
Reducing emissions from road transport: Road to Zero Strategy, DfT, July 2018
Decarbonisation of EU Transport, European Parliament, 2017
2.Parliamentary material on transport decarbonisation 2017-
3.Websites
Aviation Environment Federation
Committee on Climate Change – transport publications
International Energy Agency – transport policies database
Sustainable Shipping Initiative
Transport Decarbonisation Alliance
4. News on transport decarbonisation, 2018 – [Intranet]
Documents to download
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Net zero targets and decarbonising transport (382 KB , PDF)
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