Overview
- The Climate Change Committee published its annual progress report on Wednesday, June 24, and said the UK has credible plans for only about 58% of the emissions cuts needed by 2030.
- The CCC warned that slow uptake of electric vehicles and heat pumps is keeping many households tied to high fossil‑fuel bills and urged faster action to cut costs and boost resilience.
- The report set out clear steps for the next prime minister, including removing remaining policy levies from electricity bills, expanding affordable public EV charging, cutting heat‑pump costs, and speeding grid connections.
- The committee strongly cautioned against weakening the zero‑emission vehicle mandate, saying any dilution would harm investor confidence, slow charging infrastructure rollout, and worsen petrol and diesel costs for households.
- Business groups and automakers dispute some of the CCC’s uptake assumptions and call for more market support and clarity on hydrogen, while the government has accepted a tighter long‑term carbon budget but has not published a full delivery plan.