The UK Low Carbon Transition Plan

Article taken from the Department of Energy and Climate Change website

The UK Low Carbon Transition Plan plots out how the UK will meet the cut in emissions set out in the budget of 34% on 1990 levels by 2020. A 21% reduction has already been delivered - equivalent to cutting emissions entirely from four cities the size of London.

Transforming the country into a cleaner, greener and more prosperous place to live is at the heart of our economic plans for Building Britain's Future and ensuring the UK is ready to take advantage of the opportunities ahead.

By 2020:

• More than 1.2 million people will be in green jobs
• 7 million homes will have benefited from whole house makeovers, and more than 1.5 million households will be supported to produce their own clean energy
• Around 40% of electricity will be from low carbon sources, from renewables, nuclear and clean coal
• We will be importing half the amount of gas that we otherwise would
• The average new car will emit 40% less carbon than now.

The Transition Plan is the most systematic response to climate change of any major developed economy, and sets the standard for others in the run up to crucial global climate talks in Copenhagen in December.

Shaun McCarthy, Director of Action Sustainability has analysed what this white paper means for businesses in the UK in his blog

To download the Low Carbon Transition Plan, visit the Department of Energy and Climate Change website

 

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