{"id":303790,"date":"2024-02-22T11:15:24","date_gmt":"2024-02-22T10:15:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=303790"},"modified":"2024-02-22T11:15:26","modified_gmt":"2024-02-22T10:15:26","slug":"britain-to-miss-net-zero-target-despite-billions-of-investment-warn-analysts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=303790","title":{"rendered":"Britain to miss net zero target despite billions of investment, warn analysts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"482\" data-attachment-id=\"303793\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=303793\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/09167178823_d1d586d753_z.jpg?fit=1440%2C960&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1440,960\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"09167178823_d1d586d753_z\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/09167178823_d1d586d753_z.jpg?fit=723%2C482&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/09167178823_d1d586d753_z.jpg?resize=723%2C482&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-303793\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/09167178823_d1d586d753_z.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/09167178823_d1d586d753_z.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/09167178823_d1d586d753_z.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/09167178823_d1d586d753_z.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/09167178823_d1d586d753_z.jpg?w=1440&amp;ssl=1 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>UK will still depend on oil and gas for a third of its energy in 2050, report reveals.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Britain will still depend on oil and gas for a third of its energy in its net zero target year of 2050 despite billions of pounds of investment, according to a report from leading energy analysts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/business\/2023\/12\/14\/net-zero-cost-global-economy-trillions-pounds-oecd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The UK is massively behind schedule<\/a>\u00a0with its plans for offshore wind farms, nuclear power stations, solar farms and other low carbon energy sources needed to replace oil and gas, experts at DNV said.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It means that by 2050 \u2013 when successive prime ministers have pledged the UK will hit net zero \u2013 it will still be pouring 125m tonnes of CO2 into the atmosphere every year, according to the DNV report. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/business\/2024\/02\/21\/britain-miss-net-zero-target-billions-investment\/\">The Telegraph<\/a> has the story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The analysts said: \u201cThe UK looks set to miss both its \u2018Net Zero by 2050\u2019 target and its decarbonization commitments for 2030 \u2026 Our forecast shows that the UK\u2019s annual emissions will amount to some 125m tonnes of CO2e in 2050.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Their report pinpointed three key sources for future emissions, with transport at the top of the list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It said: \u201cIn transport, a sizeable proportion of vehicles, particularly commercial ones, will continue to be fossil-fuelled in 2050. Aviation will continue to emit significantly due to the slow penetration of low-carbon fuels by 2050.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The rate at which the UK is switching heating for buildings from gas to electric was also far too slow, said the report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It said that natural gas will still comprise over 50pc of final energy demand for buildings in 2050, adding: \u201cThere is clearly an opportunity for government to act more forcefully on the decarbonization of domestic heating.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DNV\u2019s study showed that the UK currently gets about 80pc of its total energy from oil and gas \u2013 roughly the same proportion as two decades ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By 2031 this will have declined only slightly, to around 70pc of &nbsp;total energy \u2013 a drop of just 10pc \u2013&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/business\/2024\/01\/23\/hinkley-point-c-nuclear-delay-again-costs-jump-35bn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">despite spending \u00a346bn on Hinkley Point C<\/a>&nbsp;nuclear power station and billions of pounds more on windfarms, solar farms and battery storage systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hari Vamadevan, UK regional director for energy at DNV, said: \u201cWithout immediate action the UK will fail to deliver on its climate commitments, fall behind in the global race to decarbonise and \u00a0miss out on many of the benefits that switching to a low-carbon system will bring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBut, by putting the correct policy levers in place, there is still time for industry and government to deliver a transition that is good for business, good for consumers and good for the planet.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DNV\u2019s warnings are supported by separate research from Energy UK, the trade body for power suppliers, showing the UK faces a serious shortfall in its 2030 offshore wind targets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rishi Sunak, the Prime Minister, has set a target of expanding offshore wind from 14 Gigawatts (GW) to 50GW by 2030. 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