Road-building spree will derail UK’s net zero targets, warn campaigners

Hybrid vehicle pollution and van traffic update adds 26 megatonnes of carbon emissions to Department for Transport decarbonisation plan

The UK’s net zero targets will be missed because of a planned “road-building spree” by the Department for Transport, campaigners have said.

Officials had to edit the department’s “transport decarbonisation plan” to add 26 megatonnes of carbon emissions because of an oversight regarding polluting hybrid vehicles, and projections for an increase in van traffic.