The impact of weakened policy on carbon emissions

Historical emissions

2021 net-zero strategy

March 2023 strategy

Policies at risk

Legally binding carbon budgets to achieve

net-zero emissions

1,000 millions of tonnes of CO2e

“Headroom” for

international aviation

and shipping

800

600

Policy U-turn

could lead to

UK emissions

overshooting

targets

400

Paris pledge

200

0

1990

2000

2010

2020

2030

2040

2050

Historical emissions

2021 net-zero strategy

March 2023 strategy

Policies at risk

Carbon budgets

1,000 millions of tonnes of CO2e

“Headroom” for

international aviation

and shipping

800

600

Policy U-turn could

lead to UK emissions

overshooting targets

Legally binding

carbon budgets

to achieve net-zero

emissions

400

Paris pledge

200

0

1990

2000

2010

2020

2030

2040

2050