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<p>In 2011, the Government published the Carbon Plan describing how the UK will make
the transition to a low carbon economy in the most cost effective way. The Plan sets
out a unified strategy for reducing emissions across all sectors of the economy, including:
buildings, transport, industry, power, agriculture and waste.</p><p>The Government
will set a new unified strategy in an updated Carbon Plan, which will be published
after the Fifth Carbon Budget has been set in law, in 2016. The Government sets out
on an annual basis its assessment of the progress made in each sector of the economy
in response to the Committee on Climate Change’s annual progress report. The Government’s
latest response was published on 15 October 2014.</p><p>In addition, Government Departments,
industry and academia are working collaboratively on the development of long-term
decarbonisation and energy efficiency roadmaps for the eight most heat intensive sectors
in the UK. These roadmaps will enable Government and industry to identify and set
out opportunities for reducing emissions in industry while remaining competitive.</p>
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