Transport: Carbon Emissions
Commons · Question 56629 · Tabled 2 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by John Whitby
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the level of emission reductions that will be required in the transport sector to meet the targets set out in the sixth carbon budget.
Answer
Answered by Lilian Greenwood, 5 Jun 2025
As the UK’s largest source of greenhouse gas emissions, decarbonising transport will play an important role in meeting economy-wide carbon budgets. Transport emissions reduced by 10% between 2019 to 2023, but emissions must fall faster to achieve our lega...