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<p>The UK is the first major economy to halve its emissions – having cut them by around
53% between 1990 and 2023. We have the most ambitious 2030 emissions reduction target
of any major economy.</p><p> </p><p>The UK over-achieved against the first, second
and third carbon budgets. Taken together, the policies set out in last year’s Carbon
Budget Delivery Plan keep us on track for Carbon Budgets 4, 5 and 6, our 2030 Nationally
Determined Contribution, and ultimately for net zero by 2050.</p><p> </p><p>Renewables,
which have increased from 7% in 2010 to nearly half of our electricity generation,
will help ensure our energy security – providing homegrown energy, and reducing our
exposure to volatile fossil fuel markets. The UK is home to the five largest operational
offshore wind farm projects in the world and no country has built more offshore wind
than the UK bar China.</p>
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