In this live Earth Set conversation, we check back in on the UK’s journey to net zero — one year on from our first climate progress panel — to find out who’s winning, who’s lagging, and what it will really take to hit our 2030 and 2050 targets.
Our guests bring the data, the context, and the challenge:
Emily Nurse, Head of Net Zero at the Climate Change Committee
Dave Jones, Co-founder and Global Insights Director at Ember
Ben Westerman, Policy and Advocacy Director at Electrify Britain
Together, they unpack what’s changed in the past year — from the halving of UK emissions since 1990 to the surge in clean power and electric transport. You’ll hear that:
UK emissions fell another 2.5 % in 2024, marking a tenth straight year of cuts.
Surface transport is now the UK’s biggest emitter — but one in five new cars is fully electric.
Battery costs dropped 40 % last year (and may fall another 40 % in 2025), transforming the economics of clean power.
Yet 71 % of new homes were still built with fossil-fuel heating in 2024.
The discussion explores why battery tech is scaling faster than anyone expected, why heat pumps are still lagging, and how shifting the way we price electricity could unlock real public support for the transition.
It’s a conversation about progress and perception — because the road to net zero isn’t just about targets and technology, it’s about making people feel the benefits of the transition in their homes, their bills, and their daily lives.