Only 65% of UK firms have plan to cut emissions to net zero, study shows

Post-Brexit uncertainty partly blamed for low rate with just half of companies surveyed measuring their carbon footprint

Just 65% of UK businesses have a plan to reduce their emissions to net zero by the 2050 deadline, the largest ever industry survey has revealed.

The report covering 2,005 organisations across all sizes and sectors by UK Business Climate Hub, which included the CBI, the Institute of Directors and the British Chambers of Commerce, found that only half of those surveyed were even measuring their carbon footprint.