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EDC Serial Number EDC0000131
Title The UK Low Carbon Transition Plan
Data Location https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-carbon-plan-reducing-greenhouse-gas-emissions--2
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Description The UK Low Carbon Transition Plan plots how the UK will meet its targets on emissions reduction. Original (archived May 2010) - targetting 34% cut in emissions on 1990 levels by 2020, set out in the 2009 budget This publication was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
DOI (none given)
Sector Other
Coverage United Kingdom
Start: 01/01/2011
End: 31/12/2013
Usage Rights for this Data Open Access
This data may be freely used for any purpose
Data Type Report
Parameter Names
Units (none given)
Number of Records (none given)
IEA Category Energy Efficiency
Fossil Fuels: Oil Gas and Coal
Renewable Energy Sources
Nuclear Fission and Fusion
Hydrogen and Fuel Cells
Environmental, social and economic impacts
Energy Economics
Creator of the Data Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC)
Data made available by Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC)
Format Various
Language English
Project Emissions Datasets providing historic and projected emission estimates of a range of air quality pollutants and GHGs from all man-made emission sources in the UK.
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Other Information

First published in December 2011, the Carbon Plan sets out the governments plans for achieving the emissions reductions it committed to in the first 4 carbon budgets.
Emissions in the UK must, by law, be cut by at least 80% of 1990 levels by 2050. The UK was first to set its ambition in law and the Plan sets out progress to date and assesses cost-effective next steps.
Parts 1, 2 and 3 of the report, and Annex A and Annex B set out the governments strategy and fulfil the legal obligation to report on what the UK is doing to ensure it meets carbon budgets set in law.
Annex C sets out, department by department, actions and deadlines for the next 5 years.
Quarterly updates on the implementation of the Carbon Plan are available at
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/carbon-plan-quarterly-implementation-updates.