Carbon Emissions
Commons · Question 61053 · Tabled 18 Jun 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record
Answered 26 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, what his emissions reduction target is against a 2019 emissions baseline.
Answer
Answered by Kerry McCarthy, 26 Jun 2025
The UK has set an ambitious 2035 Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), to reduce its net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 81% by 2035, compared to base year levels. The base year is 1990 for carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide and 1995 for h...