Thread by @ChiefExecCCC

Setting the UK's Sixth Carbon Budget (2033-37) in law is a huge moment. A 78% reduction in territorial emissions between 1990 and 2035.

Until 2019 the UK's 2050 target was an 80% reduction. It has effectively been brought forward by 15 years.

That's the implication of #NetZero.

@theCCCuk recommendations on the Sixth Carbon Budget, the 2030 NDC and, crucially, the inclusion of international aviation and shipping to the UK target framework - have been accepted in full.

Credit to Ministers for agreeing it (after a serious Cabinet discussion I heard).

For @theCCCuk, this completes a huge body of work over the past three years (and even before that). I'm delighted that Net Zero is law - now with a legal emissions pathway to drive progress over the 2020s and 30s.

These targets rest on comprehensive analysis by @theCCCuk.

That means that, from now on, @theCCCuk interest in target-setting declines and our fascination with delivery increases.

Delivery is a challenge for Government and society - we see credible and beneficial steps across the economy to deliver the Sixth Carbon Budget and Net Zero.

It goes without saying that this needs to be led by Government over the next decade, with policies are to drive the necessary investment to get us to the point - around 2030 - when we phase out the sale of high carbon assets *completely*.

That will be @theCCCuk focus too.

But today is a good moment. I hope that the decision will be noticed globally, as we prepare for the Joe Biden climate summit on Thursday and, of course, #COP26 in November.

And for those that say "it's just another target", it's worth reading all about it how we can achieve Net Zero and the Sixth Carbon Budget here.

This is a legally binding goal - and so far we've always met them in the UK. Long may that continue.

theccc.org.uk/publication/si…