Net zero strategy shows UK will miss 2030 emissions cuts target

The government admits its policies will only achieve 92% of cuts and experts think that is a ‘generous reading’

The UK government has insisted it is still on track to meet its international climate commitments under the Paris agreement, as analysis of its energy plans suggested more drastic policies would be needed to make the required carbon cuts.

Ministers unveiled the UK’s revamped net zero strategy on Thursday, with a raft of documents running to more than 1,000 pages, setting out policies on sectors from biomass to solar power, and from electric vehicles to nuclear reactors. It came as Rishi Sunak headed to Oxfordshire to visit a development facility for nuclear fusion, accompanied by Grant Shapps, the energy and net zero secretary.