Summary  4

1 Targets and governance  7

1.1 Net zero by 2050 target  7

1.2 Carbon budgets  8

1.3 Interim targets up to 2050  11

1.4 Assessing progress  12

2 UK policy  16

2.1 The Net Zero Strategy (October 2021)  16

2.2 Carbon Budget Delivery Plan (March 2023)  17

2.3 Clean Power by 2030 (December 2024)  19

2.4 Carbon Budget and Growth Delivery Plan (October 2025)  21

2.5 Future carbon budget delivery plan (2026)  22

3 Progress towards net zero  23

3.1 Overall assessment of progress in 2026  24

Sectoral progress  31

3.2 Electricity supply  31

3.3 Transport  33

3.4 Heat and buildings  36

3.5 Industry  37

3.6 Agriculture and land use  39