UK Government publishes its first comprehensive plan for decarbonising key industries

Published on 29 October the new Carbon Budget and Growth Delivery Plan summarises the past, present and forthcoming policies which will drive the decarbonisation of Britain’s economy. It also sets out how these policy signals should catalyse private investment in industries including renewable energy, electric transport and low-carbon manufacturing.

The new report covers the period between the start of the 4^th Carbon Budget (2023) and the end of the 6^th Carbon Budget (2037).

edie reports it claims to detail measures that will achieve 96% of the emissions reductions needed by 2030, and that the measures should more than halve the carbon intensity of the UK economy, in terms of tonnes of emissions by GDP, while creating new jobs and export opportunities.

The new plan has been produced after the High Court ordered Ministers to improve on the two previous versions of the plan, which were deemed unlawful due to a lack of sector-specific details and an over-reliance on technologies which would not be mature in time.

There are recommendations in the plan pertinent to the Built Environment and Communities and figures specific to construction as follows

• More than nine million heat pumps being in operation in 2035, up from 0.5 million at present.
• Some 1.6 million homes receiving energy efficiency upgrades per year from 2035, up from 0.5 million homes in 2025.

To read the report in full click here