2020
Deadline to avoid runaway climate change UN forecast
Wales and England agree the end of gas connections to new homes within five years
2024
Scottish new build
homes must use
renewable or low carbon
heat solutions
2025
Future Homes Standard with all new homes supplied with low carbon
heat solutions
2030
New petrol and
diesel cars and vans
to be banned
All homes up to a
minimum EPC Band C
2035
UK target to cut
CO 2 emissions by 78% by 2035
2040
World could have
warmed 2.7C leading to
widespread food
shortages, wildfires,
extensive flooding and
coral reef die off
2050
Net Zero
Carbon target