Carbon Budget and Growth Delivery Plan 2025
The UK government's most current net zero strategy document, published October 2025 by DESNZ, setting out proposals and policies to meet carbon budgets 4–6 (2023–2037) with sectoral decarbonisation pathways across power, transport, buildings, industry, agriculture and other sectors.
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Policy paper
Carbon budget and growth delivery plan
The Carbon Budget and Growth Delivery Plan sets out how the government meets its statutory carbon budgets and secure the benefits of this transition for people and businesses.
From:
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Published
29 October 2025
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Unlocking the benefits of the clean energy economy
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Unlocking the benefits of the clean energy economy (accessible webpage)
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Carbon budget and growth delivery plan (Section 14 Report)
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Carbon budget and growth delivery plan (Section 14 Report) (accessible webpage)
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Carbon budget and growth delivery plancharts and tables
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Carbon budget and growth delivery plantechnical annex
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Committee on Climate Change 2025 progress reportgovernment response
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/committee-on-climate-change-2025-progress-report-government-response
Investor prospectus
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-net-zero-transition-investment-opportunities
UK methane action plan
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-methane-action-plan
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The government is setting out how the UK will benefit from lower bills, skilled jobs, warmer homes and cleaner air, as it sets out its plan to deliver on a clean energy future.
The Carbon Budget and Growth Delivery Plan sets out how the UK will continue to reduce emissions in a way that lowers bills and secures good jobs, in line with the 2008 Climate Change Act. Since the UK introduced it, there has been success around the world with 60 other countries now adopting their own climate legislation.
As part of the delivery plan package we have also published:
the government’s plan for how we are unlocking the benefits of the clean energy economy
the
government’s response to the Climate Change Committee’s (
CCC
) 2025 Progress Report in Reducing Emissions
an
Investor Prospectus
, outlining where and how investors can support the UK’s net zero transition by highlighting policy-backed, high-impact investment opportunities
the
UK’s Methane Action Plan
, outlining the actions the UK government is taking to reduce methane emissions in the UK and globally
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