To address this issue, the government has pledged to achieve net zero emissions by 2050 as part of the global 2015 Paris Agreement, which aims to keep average global temperature rises below 2°C and as near to 1.5°C as possible.
The productive sector has been increasing their efforts in auditing their Scope 1 and 2 emissions as part of the endeavour to fulfil the 2050 net zero target, leaving most of scope 3, value chain emissions. This strategy, while promising, will not be sufficient to help the UK achieve its net-zero goal by 2050.