The UK Low Carbon Transition Plan

The UK Low Carbon Transition Plan sets out the UK's transition plan, to 2020, for becoming a low carbon country: cutting emissions, maintaining secure energy supply, maximising economic opportunities and protecting the most vulnerable. The plan will deliver emission cuts of 18% on 2008 levels.

Key steps include:

• All government departments to have carbon budgets
• 40% of energy from low carbon sources including 30% of energy from renewables
• Funding of four demonstrations of capturing and storing emissions from coal power stations
• New nuclear power stations.

Homes will be made greener by:

• £3.2 billion to help households become more energy efficient
• Rolling out smart meters to all homes by 2020
• Piloting 'pay as you save' schemes
• Introducing clean energy cash-back schemes
• A competition for 15 towns and villages to be pioneers in green innovation.

Vulnerable sections of society will be helped by:

• Mandated social price support
• Piloting a community-based approach to delivering green homes in low income areas, helping around 90,000 homes
• Increasing Warm Front grants.

The greening of industry will be addressed through support for development and use of clean technologies, including £120 million in offshore wind and £60 million towards marine energy.

Transport will be transformed:

• Carbon dioxide emissions from new cars to be cut across the EU by 40% on 2007 levels and increased support for electric cars
• Sourcing 10% of UK transport energy from renewable sources.

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