In this slide pack, we look at how the UK can make rapid progress towards net zero by acting now.

Our assessment is that getting on track to net zero by 2050 could be done via four straightforward policies, aiming for net zero by 2045 would be harder and waiting until after 2032 to act would be a mistake. Going slowly now would mean a 70-120 per cent increase in effort in the 2030s and 2040s. Lowering emissions now would make ending the UK’s contribution to climate change by 2050 achievable, using policy that is both attractive and implementable today.