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England and Wales 2026 climate action and greenhouse gas emissions: key legislation and consultations tracker

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This tracker tool collates, monitors and distils new laws in England and Wales, alongside key consultations tied to climate action and emissions reduction goals and targets. Under the Climate Change Act 2008 (CCA 2008), as amended by the Climate Change Act 2008 (2050 Target Amendment) Order 2019, SI 2019/1056, the UK is legally bound to cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by at least 100% from 1990 levels—reaching net zero by 2050. The UK also has the following interim milestones:

a 68% reduction in GHG emissions from 1990 levels by 2030—set through its updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) under the Paris Agreement (excluding emissions from international aviation and shipping)
a 78% reduction in GHG emissions from 1990 levels by 2035—established via the UK’s sixth carbon budget

In November 2024, at COP29, the UK government announced a fresh pledge to cut emissions by 81% relative to 1990 levels by 2035. This aim, which accords with the Climate Change Committee (CCC)’s recommendations in its October 2024 letter advice and likewise excludes emissions from international aviation and shipping, will form the UK’s updated NDC. Collectively, these emissions goals have spurred rapid advances in recent energy and environmental policy and legislation, notably and increasingly today...

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