Delivering net zero: Building Britain's resilient recovery

Last year, the UK became the first major economy in the world to commit to net zero emissions by 2050. Whilst there has been some progress towards this target, the UK is currently not on track to achieving this.

Deeper decarbonisation of the UK economy is required. This collection of essays, authored by leading chief executives, politicians, academics and thought leaders from across the private, public and third sectors, highlights policies and projects across different economic sectors that are supporting and could support the journey to deliver net zero.

Global green giant? A policy story

The world is beginning to wake up to the fact that global biodiversity is declining. Urgent global attention and action is required now. Climate change, overfishing, changes in land and sea use, and invasive alien species are all contributors to this. In the UK, we are witnessing the decline of species and their habitats.

The UK is a global leader on climate change, but now there is a need and opportunity to do the same for biodiversity - to become a global green giant on conservation. After many months of exploration, of consultation, and of thinking, this policy story provides a comprehensive set of recommendations to be used by the Government to bolster its agenda in making the UK a conservation nation.