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New polling from @YouGov shows public support net zero climate action, but underestimate how much UK has already achieved
6️⃣3️⃣% voters: UK should be trying to meet its net zero 2050 target
(29% oppose)
5️⃣0️⃣% of respondents inaccurately believe the UK's overall progress is off track net zero 2050 target
Only 8% accurately identified that UK is over halfway to achieving it
EV sales surging in overseas markets that make up 7️⃣0️⃣% of UK car exports
UK car manufacturing risks becoming irrelevant as world tilts towards EVs if government waters down Zero Emissions Vehicle Mandate
🇪🇺 EU - UK's largest market - EVs rose to a 22.7% share
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ALT A truck transports several wrapped electric vehicles on a highway, highlighting the growing EV market and potential export trends.
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Budget 2026: lots of energy chat, but what did it deliver?
Heat pump schemes were widely rumoured to be gutted. There have been cuts to the Boiler Upgrade Scheme, so it's effectively capped at £400m
The fact is that electric heat pumps are security from volatile gas...
What's the impact on UK drivers of the Chancellor's #Budget2026?
"Today’s announcement that fuel duty remains frozen may provide some limited relief to those across the country who have no choice but to pay surging petrol and diesel costs"
ECIU's new Head of Transport
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Provisional UK greenhouse gas emissions on a residence basis were an estimated 473 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (Mt CO2e) in 2025.
This was 1.0% down from 2024, and 42.4% below 1990 levels.
Read more➡️
ons.gov.uk/economy/environme…
ALT Line chart showing UK greenhouse gas emissions (on a residence basis) have fallen by 42.4% since 1990.
Greenhouse gas levels in the atmosphere reached unprecedented highs in 2025, rising by 2.8 ppm from the previous year
Potentially further warming the planet and leading to more extreme climate events, acc WMO
reuters.com/sustainability/c…
UK accused of relying on ‘questionable accounting’ to meet key climate finance target
New analysis suggests around £2.1bn of funds UK counted towards its climate target did not come from new spending – without it UK would have fallen nearly £1bn short
independent.co.uk/climate-ch…
New gas-fired power station at Peterhead is approved
Kevin Keane, BBC News
The scheme, by SSE and Equinor, will generate about 900 megawatts of electricity, with SSE saying its delivery was contingent on progress with the Scottish carbon capture cluster
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmvg…
8️⃣8️⃣% of people know that the way Britain heats its homes is shifting to reach net zero, the science-based solution to climate change
2️⃣5️⃣% of owner-occupiers already have, or say they are likely to install, an air-source heat pump
New @energygovuk data published today
ALT Graph illustrating awareness trends regarding changes needed for home heating to achieve net zero targets, with statistics over time.
🔥 Heat pumps are having a record-breaking year in the UK
Yet there are rumours the government are considering cutting the Boiler Upgrade Scheme
The scheme has seen more than 125,000 were sold in 2025, with uptake hittin new highs
So why does switching home heating matter? 🧵
ALT Line graph showing the quarterly increase in Boiler Upgrade Scheme applications from 2022 Q2 to 2025 Q3, peaking above 10,000.
Some heat pumps can solve another problem the uK is increasingly facing, too
Air-to-air heat pumps can heat homes in winter and cool them in summer
ECIU analysis found existing BUS funding could support up to almost 1M of these systems by 2030