Carbon Emissions: Standards
Commons · Question 58368 · Tabled 9 Jun 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Carla Denyer
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the UK’s 2035 Nationally Determined Contribution emissions reduction target under the Paris Agreement, what his emissions reduction target is in each year between 2025 and 2
Answer
Answered by Kerry McCarthy, 17 Jun 2025
The UK’s 2035 Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) is a target to reduce economy-wide greenhouse gas emissions by at least 81% compared to 1990 levels. The 2035 NDC is consistent with the effort to deliver against the UK’s sixth carbon budget (2033-37...