Zero Carbon Britain by 2030 ?
Several people have mentioned the need to aim for/ commit to Net Zero Carbon in the UK by 2030 ,citing the Zero Carbon Britain report as demonstrating how this could be done. I attach a link to the report here https://www.cat.org.uk/download/25766/ The first thing to be said about the report is that it was produced in 2013. Given that little progress has made in the years since then I assume the date of 2030 needs to to be amended to at least 2036 or 2037. This new date assumes ( presumably) that there will be a Labour led government in power by early 2020 at the latest, although the authors of the report appear to be hoping for a cross party approach ( ? !) The report is extremely helpful as a statement of intent, a list of what needs to be done ( although I am not sure about all of the wood burning ! ) The authors themselves state “ We do not explicitly model or make assumptions on how we get there “. ( ie a Zero Carbo Britain by 2030). - p34 “We cr