Ministers blasted for ‘still having no plan’ for how to get UK to zero carbon emissions by 2050

MINISTERS still have no plan for how to get to net zero carbon emissions by 2050, despite setting the target in law nearly two years ago, MPs said last night.

They were accused of making “big promises full of fine words that won’t stand up”.

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It comes as Britain prepares to host the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow later this year.

But MPs said that “at present, there is no coordinated plan” with clear milestones towards achieving the target.

Ministers have promised a series of strategies this year on how it will slash UK emissions to save the planet - with a Net Zero strategy, new plans for building homes and how to make the nation's transport greener.

But everyday Brits are still in the dark about what the plans mean for them and what they'll have to do.

Up to two thirds of the slashing of emissions will come from consumer choices - like replacing boilers or buying an eco-friendly electric car.

Labour MP Meg Hillier, chair of the the public accounts committee, said: “Government has set itself a huge test — but there is little sign that it understands how to get there.

“And almost two years later, it still has no plan

"We must see a clear path plotted, with interim goals set and reached.

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"COP26 is a few months away; the eyes of the world, its scientists and policymakers are on the UK - big promises full of fine words won’t stand up.”

The committee demanded a fresh advertising blitz and a campaign to get the public on board.

And they said there was no way the Government can't be sure that their policies aren't just forcing polluting manufacturers abroad instead.

A Government spokesman said it was nonsense there was no plan, adding: "we have been leading the world in tackling climate change, cutting emissions by almost 44 per cent since 1990 and doing so faster than any other developed nation in recent years.

“Only this week in the Budget we built on the Prime Minister’s Ten Point Plan for a green industrial revolution by encouraging private investment in green growth, and we are bringing forward bold proposals to cut emissions and create new jobs and industries across the whole country.”

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